Shiroishi Station (Miyagi)

Location
	Shiroishi Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Shiroishi Station Shiroishi Station (Japan)

Shiroishi Station

白石駅
Shiroishi Station; 白石駅
	Shiroishi Station, August 2006
General information
Location	137 Sawame, Shiroishi-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-0243; Japan
Coordinates	38°00′12.61″N 140°37′34.23″E / 38.0035028°N 140.6261750°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	306.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side +1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1887
Passengers
FY2018	2892 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Shiroishi Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Shiroishi Station Shiroishi Station (Japan)

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.

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
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

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)

[jreast2018stats-1] 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.

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