title: Kado Station
text: # Kado Station
  
  Kado Station (鹿渡駅, Kado-eki)is a railway station in the town of Mitane, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kado Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 338.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Kado Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. Track 2 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction. Kado Station is a simple consignment station, administered by Higashi-Noshiro Station, and operated by Mitane municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale (no connecting tickets).
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | freight train siding |
  | 3 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Akita and Ōmagari |
  
  ## History
  
  Kado Station was opened on August 1, 1902 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Kado, Akita. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in July 2007.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 135 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 7
  * Kotooka Post Office
  * Kotooka Junior High School
  