Nishi-Shiogama Station

Railway station in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Geba
towards Aoba-dori
 Senseki Line Hon-Shiogama
towards Ishinomaki
Location
Nishi-Shiogama Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Shiogama Station
Nishi-Shiogama Station
Location within Japan

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).

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

  • Shiogama Municipal Hospital
  • Shiogama Temple
  • Shiogama Station on the Tōhoku Main Line is within walking distance

See also

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  • Official website (in Japanese)
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Stations of the Senseki Line