Kosagawa Station

Kosagawa Station (小砂川駅, Kosagawa eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.

Kosagawa Station 小砂川駅
Kosagawa Station in May 2018
Location	9-9 Oda Kosagawa, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0143 Japan
Coordinates	39°8′15.6″N 139°53′8.3″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	194.8 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 15, 1921
Passengers
FY2014	29 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mega toward Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Kamihama toward Akita
Location
Kosagawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Kosagawa Station Kosagawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Kosagawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 194.8 km from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Ugo-Honjō and Akita
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Tsuruoka and Sakata

History

Kosakawa Station opened on November 15, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 29 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 7

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Kosagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)