Shiroishi-Zaō Station
Shiroishi-Zaō Station 白石蔵王駅 | |
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| Location |
Otakazawa Misawa Sakurada, Shiroishi, Miyagi Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen |
| Distance | 601.0 kilometers from Tokyo |
| Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 23 June 1982 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 879 daily |
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  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 Sendai, and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Utsunomiya and Tokyo |
| 3 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | (spare platform) |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tohoku Shinkansen | ||||
| Hayabusa: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Hayate: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Fukushima | Yamabiko | Sendai | ||
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
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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Coordinates: 37°59′41″N 140°37′57″E / 37.994675°N 140.632596°E