Higashi-Shiogama Station

Higashi-Shiogama
東塩釜

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 »
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

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Coordinates: 38°19′32″N 141°01′54″E / 38.3255°N 141.0316°E / 38.3255; 141.0316

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