Higashi-Shiroishi Station

Higashi-Shiroishi Station (東白石駅, Higashi-Shiroishi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Higashi-Shiroishi Station 東白石駅
Higashi-Shiroishi Station
General information
Location	Shirakawa-uchioya, Shiroishi-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-1104 Japan
Coordinates	38°02′5.73″N 140°39′4.02″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	311.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 20, 1961
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shiroishi towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Kita-Shirakawa towards Morioka
Location Higashi-Shiroishi Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Higashi-Shiroishi Station Higashi-Shiroishi Station (Japan)

Lines

Higashi-Shiroishi Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 311.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shiroishi, Fukushima, Kōriyama
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Iwanuma,Natori and Sendai

History

Higashi-Shiroishi Station opened on December 20, 1961. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 4

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Higashi-Shiroishi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)