Taishidō Station
Taishidō Station 太子堂駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Taishidō Station, June 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1 Taishidō, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 982-0013 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°13′4.71″N 140°53′0.65″E / 38.2179750°N 140.8835139°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 347.3 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 18, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 3,936 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taishidō Station (太子堂駅, Taishidō-eki) is a junction railway station in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Taishidō Station is served by JR East's Jōban Line and Tōhoku Main Line. The Sendai Airport Access Line also shares the same track but passes through the station without stopping. The station is 347.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo.
Station layout
The station has one elevated island platform which can serve a nine-car train on each side of the platform.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai, Rifu, Matsushima, and Kogota |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Shiroishi, and Fukushima |
| ■ Joban Line | for Iwanuma, and Haranomachi |
History
The redevelopment of the area surrounding the station, a site of former railway yard, is being carried out by the Urban Renaissance Agency under the project name "Asuto Nagamachi" (あすと長町).[2] As one of infrastructures of the new town, the new station opened on March 18, 2007.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,936 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
National Route 4- Natori River
See also
References
- ^ City of Sendai. 仙台市 あすと長町 鉄道高架 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ City of Sendai. 仙台市 あすと長町 土地区画整理事業の概要 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ 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
Media related to Taishidō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)