Kosano Station

Railway station in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

39°15′53″N 141°50′12″E / 39.2647°N 141.8367°E / 39.2647; 141.8367Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Kamaishi LineDistance86.5 km from HanamakiPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 June 1945PassengersFY201846 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Matsukura (limited service) towards Hanamaki		Kamaishi Line Rapid Hamayuri		Kamaishi Terminus
Matsukura towards Hanamaki		Kamaishi Line Local		Kamaishi Terminus

Location
Kosano Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Kosano Station Kosano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kosano Station (小佐野駅, Kosano-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kosano Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 86.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Kamaishi Line	for Tōno, Hanamaki, and Morioka
2	■ Kamaishi Line	for Miyako and Kamaishi

History

Kosano Station opened on 15 June 1945.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 46 passenger daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 283
Kosano Post Office
Kamaishi City Library

References

^ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・jr (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020.