Naruko-Onsen Station

Railway station in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

38°44′36″N 140°42′58″E / 38.7432°N 140.7161°E / 38.7432; 140.7161Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Rikuu East Line Distance44.9 km from KogotaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened18 April 1915Previous namesNarugo (until 1997)PassengersFY2016226 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Nakayamadaira-Onsen towards Shinjō		Rikuu East Line		Naruko-Gotenyu towards Kogota

Location
Naruko-Onsen Station Location within Japan

Naruko-Onsen Station (鳴子温泉駅, Naruko-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu East Line in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Naruko-Onsen Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 44.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kogota Station.^[1]

Station layout

Naruko-Onsen Station has one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Rikuu East Line	for Mogami and Shinjō
2	■ Rikuu East Line	for Furukawa and Kogota

History

The station opened on 18 April 1915 as Narugo Station (鳴子駅).^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.^[1] It was renamed Naruko-Onsen Station on 22 March 1997.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 226 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 47
National Route 108
Naruko Onsen
Naruko Pass

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 570. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.