Rikuzen-Yamashita Station

Railway station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
38°26′16″N 141°17′19″E / 38.4377°N 141.2887°E / 38.4377; 141.2887Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Senseki LineDistance47.6 km from Aoba-dōriPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedFebruary 1, 1939Rebuilt2012Previous namesMiyaden-Yamashita Station (until 1944)PassengersFY2018944 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Hebita
towards Sendai
 Senseki-Tōhoku Line
Rapid
 Ishinomaki
towards Onagawa
Senseki-Tōhoku Line
Rapid
 Ishinomaki
Terminus
Hebita
towards Aoba-dori
 Senseki Line
Location
Rikuzen-Yamashita Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Rikuzen-Yamashita Station
Rikuzen-Yamashita Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
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Rikuzen-Yamashita Station is located in Japan
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Rikuzen-Yamashita Station (陸前山下駅, Rikuzen-Yamashita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Rikuzen-Yamashita Station is served by the Senseki Line (including the Senseki-Tōhoku Line). It is 47.6 km from the terminus of the line at Aoba-dōri.

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Senseki Line for Matsushima-Kaigan and Sendai
  ■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line for Sendai
2 ■ Senseki Line for Ishinomaki
  ■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line for Sendai

History

The old station building in September 2007

The station opened on February 1, 1939 as Miyaden-Yamashita Station (宮電山下駅).[1] It was renamed Rikuzen-Yamashita Station on May 1, 1944.

The station building was destroyed in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. A new station building was opened on 3 March 2012.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 944 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 各駅情報（陸前山下駅） [Station Information (Rikuzen-Yamashita Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ 仙石線「陸前山下駅」新駅舎使用開始について [Opening of new station building at Rikuzen-Yamashita Station] (PDF) (in Japanese). Sendai, Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  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.
  4. ^ Ishinomaki Technical High School (in Japanese)

Media related to Rikuzen-Yamashita Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)