Matsushima-Kaigan Station

Matsushima-Kaigan Station (松島海岸駅, Matsushima-Kaigan-eki) is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Matsushima-Kaigan Station

松島海岸駅
Matsushima-Kaigan Station, October 2008
LocationMatsushima, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0213
Japan
Coordinates38°22′5.31″N 141°3′31.64″E
Distance23.2 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 18, 1927
Previous namesMatsushima-Kōen (until 1944)
Passengers
FY20181054
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Rikuzen-Hamada
toward Aoba-dori
 Senseki Line Takagimachi
toward Ishinomaki
Location
Matsushima-Kaigan Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Matsushima-Kaigan Station
Matsushima-Kaigan Station (Japan)

Lines

Matsushima-Kaigan Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 23.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

The station has one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Senseki Line for Sendai and Aoba-dōri
2 ■ Senseki Line for Yamoto and Ishinomaki

History

Matsushima-Kaigan Station opened on April 18, 1927 as Matsushima Kōen Station (松島公園駅) on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944 and the station was renamed to its present name at that time. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. The station was closed from March 11 to May 28, 2011 due to damage associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,164 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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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