Nishi-Shiogama Station

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
Nishi-Shiogama Station, November 2006
Location1-11 Nishiki-cho, Shiogama-shi, Miyagi-ken 985-0024
Japan
Coordinates38.3119°N 141.0186°E / 38.3119; 141.0186
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Senseki Line
Distance15.2 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 5, 1925
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Geba
toward Aoba-dori
Senseki Line Hon-Shiogama
toward Ishinomaki
Location
Nishi-Shiogama Station
Location within Japan

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 a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

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

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See also

  • List of Railway Stations in Japan
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