Nishi-Shiogama Station
Nishi-Shiogama 西塩釜 | |
|---|---|
 Nishi-Shiogama Station, November 2006 | |
| Location |
1-11 Nishiki-cho, Shiogama, Miyagi （宮城県塩竈市錦町1-11） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Senseki Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1925 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY 2012) | 991 daily |
Nishi-Shiogama Station (西塩釜駅 Nishi-Shiogama-eki) is a railway station in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Nishi-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
Nishi-Shiogama Station has two opposed side platforms connected by an overhead passageway.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Senseki Line | for Matsushima-Kaigan and Takagimachi |
| 2 | ■ Senseki Line | for Sendai and Aoba-dōri |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senseki Line | ||||
| Geba | Local | Hon-Shiogama | ||
History
Nishi-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
- Shiogama Municipal Hospital
- Shiogama Temple
- Shiogama Station on the Tōhoku Main Line is within walking distance
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nishi-Shiogama Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°18′43″N 141°01′07″E / 38.3119°N 141.0186°E
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