title: Kogota Station
text: # Kogota Station
  
  Kogota Station (小牛田駅, Kogota-eki) is a junction railway station in the town of Misato, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kogota Station is served by three lines: the Tōhoku Main Line, the Ishinomaki Line, and the Rikuu East Line. It is located 395.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station. It is the eastern terminus of the Rikuu East Line and the western terminus of the Ishinomaki Line. Most Kesennuma Line trains use Kogota station as their operating terminus, although the line physically ends at Maeyachi Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Kogota Station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Rikuu East Line | for Furukawa, Naruko-Onsen, and Shinjō |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Matsushima, Sendai, and Fukushima |
  | 2,3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Matsushima, Sendai, and Fukushima for Semine, Ishikoshi, and Ichinoseki |
  | 4 | ■ Ishinomaki Line | for Maeyachi, Ishinomaki, and Onagawa |
  | 4 | ■ Kesennuma Line | for Yanaizu (temporarily suspended) |
  | 4 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai (rapid services) |
  | 4 | ■ Rikuu East Line | for Furukawa (direct services) |
  
  ## History
  
  Kogota Station opened on April 16, 1890, on what would become the Tōhoku Main Line. The Ishinomaki Line opened on October 28, 1912, and the Rikuu Line (Rikuu East Line) opened on April 20, 1913. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,066 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kogota Post Office
  * National Route 108
  