Hon-Shiogama Station

Hon-Shiogama Station (本塩釜駅, Hon-Shiogama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hon-Shiogama Station

本塩釜駅
Hon-Shiogama Station, August 2007
LocationKaigan-dori, Shiogama, Miyagi-ken 985-0002
Japan
Coordinates38.3176°N 141.0224°E / 38.3176; 141.0224
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Senseki Line
Distance16.0 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 14, 1926
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)2,992 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Nishi-Shiogama
toward Aoba-dori
 Senseki Line Higashi-Shiogama
toward Ishinomaki
Location
Hon-Shiogama Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Hon-Shiogama Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 16.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

Hon-Shiogama Station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Senseki Line for Matsushima-Kaigan and Takagimachi
2 ■ Senseki Line or Sendai and Aoba-dōri

History

Hon-Shiogama Station opened on April 14, 1926 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 and rebuilt as an elevated station. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,992 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Shiogama City Hall
  • Royal Home Center
  • Highway 45
  • Mae-Hon-Shiogama Post Office
  • Shiogama Shrine
  • Shiogama Port
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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