Shiroishi-Zaō Station

Shiroishi-Zaō Station 白石蔵王駅
General information
Location	Otakazawa Misawa Sakurada, Shiroishi, Miyagi （宮城県白石市大鷹沢三沢桜田） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tohoku Shinkansen
Distance	601.0 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side platform + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
History
Opened	1982
Passengers
FY2013	879 daily
Location Shiroishi-Zaō Station Location within Japan

Shiroishi-Zaō Station (白石蔵王駅, Shiroishi-Zaō-eki) is a railway station on the Tohoku Shinkansen in Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shiroishi-Zaō Station is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, with one Yamabiko service stopping per hour (up to 2 or 3 times per hour at peak times) between Tokyo and Sendai. It is located 601.0 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Shiroishi-Zaō Station is an elevated station with one island platform and one side platform, with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Miyagi, and Morioka
2	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Utsunomiya and Tokyo
3	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	(spare platform)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tohoku Shinkansen
Hayabusa: Does not stop at this station
Hayate: Does not stop at this station
Fukushima		Yamabiko		Miyagi

History

The station opened 23 June 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

• Shiroishi Station (20 minute walk)
• Site of Shiroishi Castle

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information Template:Ja icon