Summary
Higashi-Sendai Station (東仙台駅, Higashi-Sendai-eki) is a railway station in Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Higashi-Sendai Station 東仙台駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Higashi-Sendai Station in March 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-7-8 Higashi-Sendai, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 983-0038 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°16′35″N 140°55′13″E / 38.2763°N 140.9202°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 355.8 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 25, 1932 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 3,628 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Higashi-Sendai Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture  Higashi-Sendai Station Higashi-Sendai Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Higashi-Sendai Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 355.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout edit
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 edit
| 1 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Rifu, Shiogama, Matsushima, and Kogota |
| 2 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Sendai, Shiroishi, and Fukushima |
| 3 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | (not used) |
History edit
Higashi-Sendai Station opened on July 25, 1932. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Nigatake Station on the Senseki Line
- Sendai-Higashi Post Office
- Sendai-Nitta Post Office
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Official website (in Japanese)