Shiroishi-Zaō Station

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

Shiroishi-Zaō Station

白石蔵王駅
Shiroishi-Zaō Station; 白石蔵王駅
	Shiroishi-Zaō Station, August 2006
General information
Location	Otakazawa Misawa Sakurada, Shiroishi-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-0213; Japan
Coordinates	37°59′41″N 140°37′57″E / 37.994675°N 140.632596°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen
Distance	286.01 km (177.72 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side platform + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 June 1982; 42 years ago
Passengers
FY2018	874 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Shiroishi-Zaō Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Shiroishi-Zaō Station Shiroishi-Zaō Station (Japan)

Shiroishi-Zaō Station (白石蔵王駅, Shiroishi-Zaō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Shiroishi-Zaō Station is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, with one Yamabiko service stopping per hour (up to 2 or 3 times per hour at peak times) between Tokyo and Sendai. It is located 286.01 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with one island platform and one side platform, with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Sendai, and Morioka
2	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Utsunomiya and Tokyo
3	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	(spare platform)

History

The station opened 23 June 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 874 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Shiroishi Station (20 minute walk)
Site of Shiroishi Castle

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-Zaō Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast208stats-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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