Shiroishi-Zaō Station 白石蔵王駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shiroishi-Zaō Station, August 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Otakazawa Misawa Sakurada, Shiroishi-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-0213 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°59′41″N 140°37′57″E / 37.994675°N 140.632596°E | ||||||||||
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JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Tōhoku Shinkansen | ||||||||||
| Distance | 286.01 km (177.72 mi) from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (" Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 June 1982 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 874 daily | ||||||||||
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  Shiroishi-Zaō Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture  Shiroishi-Zaō Station Shiroishi-Zaō Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Shiroishi-Zaō Station (白石蔵王駅, Shiroishi-Zaō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan, operated by JR East.
Lines
Shiroishi-Zaō Station is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, with one Yamabiko service stopping per hour (up to 2 or 3 times per hour at peak times) between Tokyo and Sendai. It is located 286.01 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
The station is an elevated station with one island platform and one side platform, with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Sendai, and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Utsunomiya and Tokyo |
| 3 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | (spare platform) |
History
The station opened 23 June 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 874 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [1]
Surrounding area
- Shiroishi Station (20 minute walk)
- Site of Shiroishi Castle
See also
References
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to
Shiroishi-Zaō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
Stations of the
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