Higashi-Shiroishi Station

Railway station in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Shiroishi towards Kuroiso		Tōhoku Main Line Local		Kita-Shirakawa towards Morioka

Location
Higashi-Shiroishi Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Higashi-Shiroishi Station Higashi-Shiroishi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higashi-Shiroishi Station (東白石駅, Higashi-Shiroishi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Shiroishi Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 311.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shiroishi, Fukushima, Kōriyama
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Iwanuma,Natori and Sendai

History

Higashi-Shiroishi Station opened on December 20, 1961. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.