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Kuzuoka Station (葛岡駅, Kuzuoka-eki) is a railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kuzuoka Station 葛岡駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kuzuoka Station in July 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 49 Kuzuoka-shita, Gōroku, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-3121 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°16′8″N 140°49′5″E / 38.26889°N 140.81806°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Senzan Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.1 km from Sendai | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 March 1991 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2007 | 426 daily[citation needed] | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKuzuoka Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 10.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sendai.
Station layout
editThe station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The platforms are located at the top of an embankment, with the station building at a lower level, connected by stairs.
History
editKuzuoka Station opened on 16 March 1991.[1] On 26 October 2003, compatibility with Suica IC cards was added to the station.[2] On 15 December 2006, the administrative station to Kuzuoka Station was changed from Kita-Sendai Station to Ayashi Station.
Passenger statistics
editThe average number of passengers per day at this station is notably low compared to other stations on the Senzan Line, but it is often used by visitors to the Kuzuoka Cemetery during the Obon and Higan periods.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 1998 | 390 |
| 1999 | 384 |
| 2000 | 409 |
| 2001 | 397 |
| 2002 | 385 |
| 2003 | 422 |
| 2004 | 435 |
| 2005 | 437 |
| 2006 | 419 |
| 2007 | 426 |
Surrounding area
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National Route 48- Kuzuoka Cemetery
- Hirose River
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "新駅その後⑩ 仙山線 葛岡駅 [New Station Then ⑩: Kuzuoka Station on the Senzan Line]" (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan: 交通新聞 (Kotsu Shimbun). 16 January 1993. p. 1.
- ^ "2003年10月26日（日）仙台エリアSuica（スイカ）デビュー! [Sendai Area Suica Debut on Sunday, October 26, 2003!]" (PDF). East Japan Railway Company (Press release) (in Japanese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020.
External links
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Media related to Kuzuoka Station at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Japanese)
