Shiogama Station

Shiogama Station (塩釜駅, Shiogama-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shiogama Station 塩釜駅
Shiogama Station, April 2009
Location	5-1 Higashi-Tamagawa-cho, Shiogama-shi, Miyagi-ken 985-0042 Japan
Coordinates	38.3092°N 141.0092°E / 38.3092; 141.0092
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line ■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line
Distance	365.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 9, 1956
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	2931 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kokufu-Tagajō toward Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Matsushima toward Morioka Sendai Terminus Senseki-Tōhoku Line Special Rapid Takagimachi toward Ishinomaki Senseki-Tōhoku Line      Rapid Takagimachi toward Onagawa Kokufu-Tagajō toward Sendai Senseki-Tōhoku Line      Rapid Takagimachi toward Ishinomaki
Location
Shiogama Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shiogama Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and lies 365.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. Trains of the Senseki-Tōhoku Line also stop at Shiogama Station, which is 14.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Sendai Station.

Station layout

Shiogama Station has one elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building situated underneath. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Sendai, Shiroishi, and Fukushima
	■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line	for Sendai, Shiroishi
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Matsushima and Kogota
	■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line	for Ishinomaki

History

Shiogama Station opened on July 9, 1956. 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 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,931 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Shiogama City Tamagawa Elementary School
• East Shiogama Tamagawa Post Office
• Shiogama City Hospital
• Shiogama Shrine
• National Route 45

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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)