Nishi-Shiogama Station (西塩釜駅, Nishi-Shiogama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Nishi-Shiogama Station 西塩釜駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1-11 Nishiki-cho, Shiogama-shi, Miyagi-ken 985-0024 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°18′43″N 141°01′07″E / 38.3119°N 141.0186°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Senseki Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 15.2 km from Aoba-dōri | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | June 5, 1925 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNishi-Shiogama Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 15.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.
Station layout
editNishi-Shiogama Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Senseki Line | for Matsushima-Kaigan and Takagimachi |
2 | ■ Senseki Line | or Sendai and Aoba-dōri |
History
editNishi-Shiogama Station opened on June 5, 1925 as a station on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
edit- Shiogama Municipal Hospital
- Shiogama Temple
- Shiogama Station on the Tōhoku Main Line is within walking distance
See also
editExternal links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Nishi-Shiogama Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)