Kosagawa Station
{{short description|Railway station in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, Japan}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Kosagawa Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 小砂川駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kosagawa Station 20180526.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kosagawa Station in May 2018
| other_name =
| address = 9-9 Oda Kosagawa, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0143
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|39|8|15.6|N|139|53|8.3|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP-05|display=inline, title}}
| line = {{colorbull|skyblue}} Uetsu Main Line
| distance = 194.8 kilometers from {{STN|Niitsu|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| connections =
| structure =
| status = Unstaffed
| code =
| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=685}}
| opened =November 15, 1921
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 29 daily
| pass_year = FY2014
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Uetsu Main|left=Mega|right=Kamihama}}
| map_type = Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Kosagawa Station
}}
{{nihongo|Kosagawa Station|小砂川駅|Kosagawa eki}} is a railway station in the city of Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.
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=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Uetsu Main Line|linecol=skyblue|dir=for {{STN|Ugo-Honjō|x}} and {{STN|Akita|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx=Uetsu Main Line|linecol=skyblue|dir=for {{STN|Tsuruoka|x}} and {{STN|Sakata|x|Yamagata}}}}
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).{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2014_09.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)|year= 2015|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 21 December 2019}}
Surrounding area
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=685 JR East Station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Uetsu Main Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921