Shiroishi Station (Miyagi)

Shiroishi Station (白石駅, Shiroishi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). This station is the central station in Shiroishi city, and the nearest station to Shiroishi Castle in the city center.

Shiroishi Station

白石駅
Shiroishi Station, August 2006
Location137 Sawame, Shiroishi-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-0243
Japan
Coordinates38°00′12.61″N 140°37′34.23″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance306.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side +1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1887
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)2892 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Fujita
toward Fukushima
 Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid City Rabbit
 Ōgawara
toward Sendai
Kosugō
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Higashi-Shiroishi
toward Morioka
Location
Shiroishi Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Shiroishi Station
Shiroishi Station (Japan)

Lines

Shiroishi Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 306.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

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 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Iwanuma, Natori and Sendai
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line siding
3 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Fukushima, Kōriyama
for Iwanuma, Natori and Sendai

Transportation characteristics at this station
  • This station is the base station for operation in the southern part of Miyagi prefecture, and about half of the regular trains passing through this station (for Sendai) are the first train departing from this station.
  • Upbound (for Fujita , Date , Fukushima & Kōriyama)
    • One regular train (bound for Fukushima, some bound for Koriyama) stops approximately every 1–2 hours. Some trains are departing from Sendai-transfer to this station-bound for Fukushima. During certain hours, Rapid "Sendai City Rabbit" (for Fukushima) also stops.
  • Downbound (for Ogawara, Tsukinoki, Iwanuma, Natori & Sendai)
    • In general, two regular trains (for Sendai) stop every hour, and about half of the trains depart from the station. During some hours, the rapid “Sendai City Rabbit” (for Sendai) also stops.

History

Shiroishi Station opened on December 15, 1887. On October 25, 1970 a Sister station relationship with JR Shiroishi Station in Hokkaidō was established. 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 2,892 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] Data for previous years is as follows:

Passenger Change
Year Daily Average Number of Passengers
2000 3590
2005 3240
2010 2897
2015 2908

Surrounding area
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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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