Nishi-Shiogama Station
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railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located in Shiogama
Shiogama, Miyagi
is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 59,429 and a population density of 3,329 persons per km², making it the most densely populated conurbation in Tōhoku...
, Miyagi
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
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Surrounding area
- Shiogama Municipal Hospital
- Shiogama Temple
- Shiogama StationShiogama StationShiogama Station is a railway station located on the JR Tōhoku Main Line in Matsushima, Miyagi.-Surrounding area:*Shiogama City Tamagawa Elementary School*East Shiogama Tamagawa Post Office*Shiogama City Hospital*Shiogama Shrine...
on the Tōhoku Main Line is within walking distance.
History
- June 5, 1925: Station begins operation as Nishi-Shiogama Station (西塩釜駅)
- May 1, 1944: Station changes name to Nishi-Shiogama Station (西塩竈駅)
- May 25, 1963: Station changes name back to Nishi-Shiogama Station (西塩釜駅)
- March 1, 2005: Due to declining window purchases, station becomes unmanned