Railway station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Rikuzen-Yamashita Station
陸前山下駅
Rikuzen-Yamashita Station in April 2012
Location 6-42 Kichō, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-0877 Japan Coordinates 38°26′16″N 141°17′19″E / 38.4377°N 141.2887°E / 38.4377; 141.2887 Operated by JR East Line(s) ■ Senseki Line Distance 47.6 km from Aoba-dōri Platforms 1 island platform Tracks 2 Status Staffed Website Official website Opened February 1, 1939 Rebuilt 2012 Previous names Miyaden-Yamashita Station (until 1944) FY2018 944 daily
Rikuzen-Yamashita Station
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Rikuzen-Yamashita Station (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.
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
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Ishinomaki Technical High School (in Japanese)
External links
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