Minami-Sendai Station
Minami-Sendai Station 南仙台駅 | |
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Minami-Sendai Station, West Exit June 2008 | |
Location |
5-2-1 Tanaka, Taihaku, Sendai, Miyagi (宮城県名取市太白区中田五丁目2-1) Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line |
History | |
Opened | 1888 |
Previous names | Rikuzen-Nakata (until 1963) |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY 2013) | 9,416 daily |
Minami-Sendai Station (南仙台駅 Minami-Sendai-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Minami-Sendai Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 344.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also served by the Joban Line, whose trains run past the official terminus at Iwanuma Station on to Sendai Station and by the Sendai Airport Line.
Station layout
Minami-Sendai Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Green Window ticket counter.
Platforms
1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Natori, Iwanuma, Shiroishi, Fukushima |
■ Joban Line | for Natori, Watari, Hamayoshida | |
■ Sendai Airport Line | for Sendai Airport | |
2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai, Matsushima, Kogota |
■ Sendai Airport Line | for Sendai | |
3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Natori | Local | Taishidō | ||
Sendai Airport Line | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Natori | Local | Taishidō |
History
Natori Station opened on September 10, 1924 as Rikuzen-Nakata Station (陸前中田駅). It adopted its present name on May 25, 1963. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 4
- Sendai-Tanaka Post Office
External links
Media related to Minami-Sendai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°11′50″N 140°53′01″E / 38.1972475°N 140.8836079°E