Higashi-Shiogama Station

nihongo|Higashi-Shiogama Station|東塩釜駅|Higashi-Shiogama eki is a JR East railway station located in Shiogama, Miyagi.

Line

*JR East
**Senseki Line

urrounding area

*Shiogama Port
*Highway 45
*Sea of the Town Fine Arts Museum

History

*April 18, 1927: Station begins operation as Higashi-Shiogama Station. (東塩釜駅)
*May 1, 1944: Station is nationalized and the kanji of the station name is changed to 東竈釜駅 (The name remained Higashi-Shiogama Station)
*May 25, 1963: Station name kanji is reverted back to its original form (東塩釜駅).
*November 1, 1981: The station is moved to its present location due to the double track conversion.

Adjacent stations