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Railway station in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Higashi-Shiroishi Station
東白石駅
Higashi-Shiroishi Station
General information
LocationShirakawa-uchioya, Shiroishi-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-1104
Japan
Coordinates38°02′5.73″N 140°39′4.02″E / 38.0349250°N 140.6511167°E / 38.0349250; 140.6511167
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Tōhoku Main Line
Distance311.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 20, 1961
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shiroishitowards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main LineLocal Kita-Shirakawatowards Morioka
Location
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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).

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

See also

References

  1. Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 403.

External links

Media related to Higashi-Shiroishi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Tōhoku Main Line
Tokyo to Kuroiso
(JU Utsunomiya Line)
Kuroiso to Morioka
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