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Shiroishi Station (白石駅, Shiroishi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). This station is the central station in Shiroishi city, and the nearest station to Shiroishi Castle in the city center.
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Shiroishi Station 白石駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Shiroishi Station, August 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 137 Sawame, Shiroishi-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-0243 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°00′12.61″N 140°37′34.23″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 306.8 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side +1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 15, 1887 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 2892 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Shiroishi Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture  Shiroishi Station Shiroishi Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines
Shiroishi Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 306.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.
Station layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Iwanuma, Natori and Sendai |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | siding |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Fukushima, Kōriyama for Iwanuma, Natori and Sendai |
Transportation characteristics at this station
- This station is the base station for operation in the southern part of Miyagi prefecture, and about half of the regular trains passing through this station (for Sendai) are the first train departing from this station.
- Upbound (for Fujita , Date , Fukushima & Kōriyama)
- One regular train (bound for Fukushima, some bound for Koriyama) stops approximately every 1–2 hours. Some trains are departing from Sendai-transfer to this station-bound for Fukushima. During certain hours, Rapid "Sendai City Rabbit" (for Fukushima) also stops.
- Downbound (for Ogawara, Tsukinoki, Iwanuma, Natori & Sendai)
- In general, two regular trains (for Sendai) stop every hour, and about half of the trains depart from the station. During some hours, the rapid “Sendai City Rabbit” (for Sendai) also stops.
History
Shiroishi Station opened on December 15, 1887. On October 25, 1970 a Sister station relationship with JR Shiroishi Station in Hokkaidō was established. 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 2,892 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] Data for previous years is as follows:
| Passenger Change | |
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| Year | Daily Average Number of Passengers |
| 2000 | 3590 |
| 2005 | 3240 |
| 2010 | 2897 |
| 2015 | 2908 |
Surrounding area
National Route 113- Shiroishi City Hall
- Shiroishi Post Office
See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
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 Station (Miyagi) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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