Taishidō Station

Taishidō Station (太子堂駅, Taishidō-eki) is a junction railway station in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Taishidō Station

太子堂駅
Taishidō Station, June 2010
Location1-1 Taishidō, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 982-0013
Japan
Coordinates38°13′4.71″N 140°53′0.65″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance347.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 18, 2007
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)3,936 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Minami-Sendai
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Nagamachi
toward Morioka
Minami-Sendai
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Nagamachi
toward Sendai
Preceding station Sendai Airport Transit Following station
Minami-Sendai
toward Sendai Airport
 Sendai Airport Line
Local
 Nagamachi
toward Sendai
Location
Taishidō Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Taishidō Station
Taishidō Station (Japan)

Lines

Taishidō Station is served by JR East's Jōban Line and Tōhoku Main Line. The Sendai Airport Access Line also shares the same track but passes through the station without stopping. The station is 347.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has one elevated island platform which can serve a nine-car train on each side of the platform.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Sendai, Rifu, Matsushima, and Kogota
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Shiroishi, and Fukushima
  ■ Joban Line for Iwanuma, and Haranomachi

History

The redevelopment of the area surrounding the station, a site of former railway yard, is being carried out by the Urban Renaissance Agency under the project name "Asuto Nagamachi" (あすと長町).[2] As one of infrastructures of the new town, the new station opened on March 18, 2007.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,936 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. City of Sendai. 仙台市　あすと長町　鉄道高架 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  2. City of Sendai. 仙台市　あすと長町　土地区画整理事業の概要 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  3. 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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