Rikuzen-Yamashita Station

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]

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	38.4377°N 141.2887°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	47.6 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 1, 1939
Rebuilt	2012
Previous names	Miyaden-Yamashita Station (until 1944)
Passengers
FY2018	944 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hebita toward Sendai Senseki-Tōhoku Line   Rapid Ishinomaki toward Onagawa Senseki-Tōhoku Line   Rapid Ishinomaki Terminus Hebita toward Aoba-dori Senseki Line
Location
Rikuzen-Yamashita Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Rikuzen-Yamashita Station Rikuzen-Yamashita Station (Japan)

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

• National Route 45
• National Route 108
• Ishinomaki Police Station
• Ishinomaki Technical High School[4]
• Ishinomaki Kobunkan High School
• Ishinomaki Yamashita Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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)

External links

Media related to Rikuzen-Yamashita Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)