title: Shiogama Station
text: # Shiogama Station
  
  Shiogama Station (塩釜駅, Shiogama-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Shiogama Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and lies 365.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. Trains of the Senseki-Tōhoku Line also stop at Shiogama Station, which is 14.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Sendai Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Shiogama Station has one elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building situated underneath. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai, Shiroishi, and Fukushima |
  | - | - | - |
  | | ■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line | for Sendai, Shiroishi |
  | 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Matsushima and Kogota |
  | | ■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line | for Ishinomaki |
  
  ## History
  
  Shiogama Station opened on July 9, 1956. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,931 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Shiogama City Tamagawa Elementary School
  * East Shiogama Tamagawa Post Office
  * Shiogama City Hospital
  * Shiogama Shrine
  * National Route 45
  