Hon-Shiogama Station

Hon-Shiogama Station

本塩釜駅
Hon-Shiogama Station; 本塩釜駅
	Hon-Shiogama Station, August 2007
General information
Location	Kaigan-dori, Shiogama, Miyagi-ken 985-0002; Japan
Coordinates	38.3176°N 141.0224°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	16.0 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 14, 1926
Passengers
FY2016	2,992 daily
Services
Location
	Hon-Shiogama Station Location within Japan

Hon-Shiogama Station (本塩釜駅, Hon-Shiogama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hon-Shiogama Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 16.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

Hon-Shiogama Station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

History

Hon-Shiogama Station opened on April 14, 1926 as a station on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. On November 1, 1981 the station was relocated to its present location and rebuilt as an elevated station. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,992 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Shiogama City Hall
Royal Home Center
Highway 45
Mae-Hon-Shiogama Post Office
Shiogama Shrine
Shiogama Port

References

各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[jreast2016stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.