Higashi-Shiogama Station
Higashi-Shiogama 東塩釜 | |
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Higashi-Shiogama Station, August 2011 | |
Location |
3-4-22 Fujikura, Shiogama, Miyagi (宮城県塩竈市藤倉三丁目4-22) Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
Line(s) | Senseki Line |
History | |
Opened | 1927 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY 2012) | 2,469 daily |
Higashi-Shiogama Station (東塩釜駅 Higashi-Shiogama-eki) is a railway station in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Higashi-Shiogama Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 17.2 rail 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, Takagimachi |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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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 JNR on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Shiogama Port
- Japan National Route 45
- Uminomachi Fine Arts Museum
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Higashi-Shiogama Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°19′32″N 141°01′54″E / 38.3255°N 141.0316°E