Kashimadai Station

Kashimadai Station (鹿島台駅, Kashimadai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kashimadai Station 鹿島台駅
Kashimadai Station, November 2015
General information
Location	Kashimadai Hiraneta, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-4103 Japan
Coordinates	38.4747°N 141.0982°E / 38.4747; 141.0982
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	386.6 km (240.2 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 16, 1892; 133 years ago (1892-03-16)
Passengers
FY2018	1620 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shinainuma towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Matsuyamamachi towards Morioka
Location Kashimadai Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Kashimadai Station Kashimadai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kashimadai Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 386.6 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kogota and Ichinoseki
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	not in normal use
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Matsushima and Sendai

History

Kashimadai Station opened on March 16, 1892. 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 1,620 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 346
• former Kashimadai Town Hall
• Kashimadai Post Office
• Kashimadai Rock Shopping Center

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan