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Taishidō Station

太子堂駅
Taishidō Station; 太子堂駅
	Taishidō Station, June 2010
General information
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
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line; ■Joban Line; ■Sendai Airport 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
Passengers
FY2018	3,936 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Taishidō Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Taishidō Station Taishidō Station (Japan)

Taishidō Station (太子堂駅, Taishidō-eki) 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 Tokyo.

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

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Sendai, Rifu, Matsushima, and Kogota
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shiroishi, and Fukushima
	■ Joban Line	for Iwanuma, and Haranomachi

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 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,936 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

National Route 4
Natori River

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

Media related to Taishidō Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[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.

[jreast2018stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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