Kurikoma-Kōgen Station

38°44′55″N 141°04′18″E / 38.748728°N 141.071577°E / 38.748728; 141.071577Operated by JR EastLine(s) Tōhoku ShinkansenDistance386.94 km (240.43 mi) from TokyoPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevatedOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 March 1990; 34 years ago (1990-03-10)PassengersFY20181,048 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Furukawa towards Tokyo		Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa		Ichinoseki towards Shin-Aomori
		Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko		Ichinoseki towards Morioka

Location
Kurikoma-Kōgen Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Kurikoma-Kōgen Station Kurikoma-Kōgen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kurikoma-Kōgen Station (くりこま高原駅, Kurikoma-Kōgen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kurikoma-Kōgen Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, and is located 386.97 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with platform screen doors. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

11	■ Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Sendai and Tokyo
12	■ Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Morioka and Shin-Aomori

History

The station opened on 10 March 1990.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,048 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 398
• Shiwahime Post Office
• Former Shiwahime town hall

Buses

• Gureen Kankō Bus
  • For Ishikoshi Station via Wakayanagi
  • For Tsukidate
• Higashi-Nihon Kyūkō Bus
  • For Sendai Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)