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Kurikoma-Kōgen Station (くりこま高原駅, Kurikoma-Kōgen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kurikoma-Kōgen Station くりこま高原駅
General information
Location	284 Shiwahime shin-kumaya, Kurihara-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-5612 Japan
Coordinates	38.748728°N 141.071577°E / 38.748728; 141.071577
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen
Distance	416.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 March 1990; 32 years ago (1990-03-10)
Passengers
FY2018	1,048 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Furukawa towards Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa Ichinoseki towards Shin-Aomori Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko Ichinoseki towards Morioka
Location
Kurikoma-Kōgen Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Kurikoma-Kōgen Station Kurikoma-Kōgen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kurikoma-Kōgen Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, and is located 416.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with platform screen doors. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

11	■ Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Sendai and Tokyo
12	■ Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Morioka and Shin-Aomori

History

The station opened on 10 March 1990.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,048 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 398
• Shiwahime Post Office
• Former Shiwahime town hall

Buses

• Gureen Kankō Bus
  • For Ishikoshi Station via Wakayanagi
  • For Tsukidate
• Higashi-Nihon Kyūkō Bus
  • For Sendai Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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