Taishidō Station

Taishidō Station
太子堂駅

Taishidō Station, June 2010
Location 1-1 Taishidō, Taihaku, Sendai, Miyagi
（岩手県宮太白区太子堂1-1）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line, Joban Line
History
Opened 2007
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 3104 (JR) daily

Taishidō Station (太子堂駅, Taishidō-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

Taishidō Station is served by the JR East's Jōban Line and Tōhoku Main Line. The Sendai Airport Access Line also shares the same track but passes through the station without stopping. The station is 347.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Taishidō Station has one elevated island platform which can serve a nine-car train on each side of the platform.[1] The station has a Green Window ticket counter.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Sendai, Rifu, Matsushima, and Kogota
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Shiroishi, and Fukushima
2 ■ Joban Line for Iwanuma, and Hamayoshida

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Minami-Sendai   Local   Nagamachi
Joban Line
Minami-Sendai   Local   Nagamachi

History

The redevelopment of the area surrounding the station, a site of former railway yard, is being carried out by the Urban Renaissance Agency under the project name "Asuto Nagamachi" (あすと長町).[2] As one of infrastructures of the new town, the new station opened on March 18, 2007.

Surrounding area

References

  1. ↑ City of Sendai. 仙台市　あすと長町　鉄道高架 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  2. ↑ City of Sendai. 仙台市　あすと長町　土地区画整理事業の概要 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-02-21.

Coordinates: 38°13′4.71″N 140°53′0.65″E / 38.2179750°N 140.8835139°E / 38.2179750; 140.8835139

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