Shiogama Station
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Shiogama Station 塩釜駅 | |||||
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 Shiogama Station, April 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 5-1 Higashi-Tamagawa-cho, Shiogama-shi, Miyagi-ken 985-0042 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 38°18′33″N 141°00′33″E / 38.3092°N 141.0092°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Distance | 365.2 km from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | July 9, 1956 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 2931 daily | ||||
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Shiogama Station (塩釜駅, Shiogama-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shiogama Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and lies 365.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. Trains of the Senseki-Tōhoku Line also stop at Shiogama Station, which is 14.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Sendai Station.
Station layout
Shiogama Station has one elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building situated underneath. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai, Shiroishi, and Fukushima |
| ■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line | for Sendai, Shiroishi | |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Matsushima and Kogota |
| ■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line | for Ishinomaki |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Kokufu-Tagajō | Local | Matsushima | ||
| Senseki-Tōhoku Line | ||||
| Kokufu-Tagajō | Local | Takagimachi | ||
History
Shiogama Station opened on July 9, 1956. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,931 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Shiogama City Tamagawa Elementary School
- East Shiogama Tamagawa Post Office
- Shiogama City Hospital
- Shiogama Shrine
- National Route 45
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
External links
