title: Kosagawa Station
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
      National Route 7
  