Operated by JR East Passengers (FY 2012) 991 daily Opened 1925 | ||
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Location 1-11 Nishiki-cho, Shiogama, Miyagi（宮城県塩竈市錦町1-11）Japan Similar Hon‑Shiogama Station, Geba Station, Higashi‑Shiogama Station, Shiogama Station, Rikuzen‑Hamada Station | ||
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).
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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.
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
References
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