Shiroishi Station (Miyagi)
# Shiroishi Station (Miyagi)

Shiroishi Station (白石駅, Shiroishi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). This station is the central station in Shiroishi city, and the nearest station to Shiroishi Castle in the city center.

## Lines

Shiroishi Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 306.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

## Station layout

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

| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Iwanuma, Natori and Sendai |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | siding |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Fukushima, Kōriyama for Iwanuma, Natori and Sendai |

## Transportation characteristics at this station

* This station is the base station for operation in the southern part of Miyagi prefecture, and about half of the regular trains passing through this station (for Sendai) are the first train departing from this station.
* Upbound (for Fujita , Date , Fukushima & Kōriyama)
   * One regular train (bound for Fukushima, some bound for Koriyama) stops approximately every 1–2 hours. Some trains are departing from Sendai-transfer to this station-bound for Fukushima. During certain hours, Rapid "Sendai City Rabbit" (for Fukushima) also stops.
* Downbound (for Ogawara, Tsukinoki, Iwanuma, Natori & Sendai)
   * In general, two regular trains (for Sendai) stop every hour, and about half of the trains depart from the station. During some hours, the rapid “Sendai City Rabbit” (for Sendai) also stops.

## History

Shiroishi Station opened on December 15, 1887. On October 25, 1970 a Sister station relationship with JR Shiroishi Station in Hokkaidō was established. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,892 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Data for previous years is as follows:

Passenger Change :

| Year | Daily Average Number of Passengers |
| - | - |
| 2000 | 3590 |
| 2005 | 3240 |
| 2010 | 2897 |
| 2015 | 2908 |

## Surrounding area

* National Route 113
* Shiroishi City Hall
* Shiroishi Post Office
