Shiroishi-Zaō Station
Shiroishi-Zaō Station 白石蔵王駅 | |
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| Location | |
| Prefecture | Miyagi (See other stations in Miyagi) |
| City | Shiroishi |
| Neighborhood etc. | Otakazawa Misawa Sakurada |
| Postal code | 989-0213 |
| (in Japanese) | 宮城県白石市大鷹沢三沢桜田 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1982 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
| Statistics | 879 passengers/day (FY2013) |
Shiroishi-Zaō Station (白石蔵王駅 Shiroishi-Zaō-eki) is a railway station located in Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shiroishi-Zaō Station is served by the Tōhoku 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 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station by the Tōhoku Shinkansen.
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 | ■Tōhoku Shinkansen | for Sendai, and Morioka |
| 2 | ■Tōhoku Shinkansen | for Utsunomiya and Tokyo |
| 3 | ■Tōhoku Shinkansen | (siding) |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōhoku Shinkansen | ||||
| Hayabusa: no stop | ||||
| Hayate: no stop | ||||
| Fukushima | Yamabiko | Sendai | ||
History
Shiroishi-Zaō Station was 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
External links
- JR East station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 37°59′41″N 140°37′57″E / 37.994675°N 140.632596°E