Taishidō Station Explained

Taishidō Station
Native Name:太子堂駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-1 Taishidō, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 982-0013
Country:Japan
Coordinates:38.218°N 140.8835°W
Operator: JR East
Line:
Distance:347.3 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:March 18, 2007
Passengers:3,936 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan

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 .

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

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 .[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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.city.sendai.jp/toshi/asuto/gaiyou/kouka/index.html. ja:仙台市 あすと長町 鉄道高架. City of Sendai. ja. 2008-02-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080102235304/http://www.city.sendai.jp/toshi/asuto/gaiyou/kouka/index.html. 2008-01-02.
  2. Web site: http://www.city.sendai.jp/toshi/asuto/gaiyou/kukaku/index.html. ja:仙台市 あすと長町 土地区画整理事業の概要. City of Sendai. ja. 2008-02-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071102052829/http://www.city.sendai.jp/toshi/asuto/gaiyou/kukaku/index.html. 2007-11-02.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_02.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 11 May 2020.