Nishi-Shiogama Station

Nishi-Shiogama
西塩釜

Nishi-Shiogama Station, November 2006
Location 1-11 Nishiki-cho, Shiogama, Miyagi
(宮城県塩竈市錦町1-11)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Senseki Line
History
Opened 1925
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2012) 991 daily

Nishi-Shiogama Station (西塩釜駅 Nishi-Shiogama-eki) is a railway station in 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 an overhead passageway.

Platforms

1  Senseki Line for Matsushima-Kaigan and Takagimachi
2  Senseki Line for Sendai and Aoba-dōri

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Senseki Line
Geba   Local   Hon-Shiogama

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

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Coordinates: 38°18′43″N 141°01′07″E / 38.3119°N 141.0186°E / 38.3119; 141.0186

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