Naruko-Onsen Station

{{short description|Railway station in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Naruko-Onsen Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 鳴子温泉駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Narukoonsen sta.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Naruko-Onsen Station in October 2010

| other_name =

| address = Naruko-Onsen-aze Yumoto 2-2, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-6100

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|38.7432|N|140.7161|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px JR East

| line = {{Colorbull|#999999}} Rikuu East Line

| platforms = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| distance = 44.9 km from {{STN|Kogota|x}}

| structure = At grade

| code =

| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)

| website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1131}}

| opened = 18 April 1915

| rebuilt =

| closed =

| former = Narugo (until 1997)

| passengers = 226

| pass_year = FY2016

| map_type = Japan

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Rikuu East|left=Nakayamadaira-Onsen|right=Naruko-Gotenyu}}

}}

{{nihongo|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.

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=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name= Rikuu East Line|linecol=#999999|dir=for {{STN|Mogami|x}} and {{STN|Shinjō|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx= Rikuu East Line|linecol=#999999|dir=for {{STN|Furukawa|x}} and {{STN|Kogota|x}}}}

History

The station opened on 18 April 1915 as {{nihongo|Narugo Station|鳴子駅}}.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編|trans-title=Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan |language= Japanese | volume = II| page = 570 | isbn = 4-533-02980-9}} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. It was renamed Naruko-Onsen Station on 22 March 1997.

30th of November 2022 Midori no Madoguchi closes.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 226 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2016_08.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)|year= 2017|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 December 2016}}