Shiroishi-Zaō Station
# Shiroishi-Zaō Station

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).

## Surrounding area

* Shiroishi Station (20 minute walk)
* Site of Shiroishi Castle
