Minami-Sendai Station
Minami-Sendai Station 南仙台駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Minami-Sendai Station, West Exit June 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 5-2-1 Tanaka, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-1104 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°11′50″N 140°53′01″E / 38.1972475°N 140.8836079°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 344.1 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 | September 10, 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Rikuzen-Nakata (until 1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 9,998 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minami-Sendai Station (南仙台駅, Minami-Sendai-eki) is a junction railway station in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Minami-Sendai Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 344.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also served by the Joban Line, whose trains run past the official terminus at Iwanuma Station on to Sendai and by the Sendai Airport Line.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and a single 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 Natori, Iwanuma, Shiroishi, Fukushima |
| ■ Joban Line | for Natori, Watari, Haranomachi | |
| ■ Sendai Airport Line | for Sendai Airport | |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai, Matsushima, Kogota |
| ■ Sendai Airport Line | for Sendai | |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai |
History
Minami-Sendai Station opened on September 10, 1924 as Rikuzen-Nakata Station (陸前中田駅). It adopted its present name on May 25, 1963. 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 9,998 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 4- Sendai-Tanaka Post Office
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links
Media related to Minami-Sendai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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