Taishidō Station

Taishidō Station
太子堂駅
Taishidō Station, June 2010
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 / 38.2179750; 140.8835139Coordinates: 38°13′4.71″N 140°53′0.65″E / 38.2179750°N 140.8835139°E / 38.2179750; 140.8835139
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance 347.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website Official website
History
Opened March 18, 2007
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 3,677 daily
Location
Taishidō Station
Location within Japan

Taishidō Station (太子堂駅, Taishidō-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Taishidō Station is served by the 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

Taishidō 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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Minami-Sendai   Local   Nagamachi
Joban Line
Minami-Sendai   Local   Nagamachi

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 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,677 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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