Nishi-Shiogama Station

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).

Nishi-Shiogama Station 西塩釜駅
Nishi-Shiogama Station, November 2006
General information
Location	1-11 Nishiki-cho, Shiogama-shi, Miyagi-ken 985-0024 Japan
Coordinates	38.3119°N 141.0186°E / 38.3119; 141.0186
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	15.2 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 5, 1925
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Geba towards Aoba-dori Senseki Line Hon-Shiogama towards Ishinomaki
Location Nishi-Shiogama Station Location within Japan

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

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)