Higashi-Sendai Station

Higashi-Sendai Station (東仙台駅, Higashi-Sendai-eki) is a railway station in Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Higashi-Sendai Station

東仙台駅
Higashi-Sendai Station in March 2016
Location1-7-8 Higashi-Sendai, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 983-0038
Japan
Coordinates38.2763°N 140.9202°E / 38.2763; 140.9202
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance355.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 25, 1932
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)3,628 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Sendai
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Iwakiri
toward Morioka
Sendai
Terminus
 Senseki-Tōhoku Line
     Rapid
 Iwakiri
toward Ishinomaki
Location
Higashi-Sendai Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Higashi-Sendai Station
Higashi-Sendai Station (Japan)

Lines

Higashi-Sendai Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 355.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Tohoku Main Line for Rifu, Shiogama, Matsushima, and Kogota
2 ■ Tohoku Main Line for Sendai, Shiroishi, and Fukushima
3 ■ Tohoku Main Line (not used)
  • The platforms in August 2014

History

Higashi-Sendai Station opened on July 25, 1932. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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