Higashi-Shiogama Station
Higashi-Shiogama Station 東塩釜駅 | |
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 Higashi-Shiogama Station in August 2011 | |
| Location |
3 Fujikura, Shiogama-shi, Miyagi-ken Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Senseki Line |
| Distance | 17.2 km from Aoba-dōri |
| Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 April 1927 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2012) | 2,469 daily |
| Location | |
  Higashi-Shiogama Station Location within Japan | |
Higashi-Shiogama Station (東塩釜駅 Higashi-Shiogama-eki, lit. "East Shiogama Station") is a railway station on the Senseki Line in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Higashi-Shiogama Station is served by the Senseki Line, and is located 17.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.
Station layout
Higashi-Shiogama Station has one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform with the station building underneath.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Senseki Line | for Sendai and Aoba-dōri |
| 2 | ■ Senseki Line | for bi-directional traffic |
| 3 | ■ Senseki Line | for Matsushima-Kaigan and Takagimachi |
The platforms in August 2014
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senseki Line | ||||
| Nishi-Shiogama | Local | Rikuzen-Hamada | ||
History
Higashi-Shiogama Station opened on April 18, 1927 as a station on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. On November 1, 1981 the station was relocated to its present location. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Shiogama Port
- National Route 45
- Uminomachi Fine Arts Museum
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Higashi-Shiogama Station. |
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°19′32″N 141°01′54″E / 38.3255°N 141.0316°E