Geba Station

Geba Station (下馬駅, Geba-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Geba Station 下馬駅
Geba Station, November 2009
Location	2-13-1 Geba, Tagajō-shi, Miyagi-ken 985-0835 Japan
Coordinates	38.3060°N 141.0151°E / 38.3060; 141.0151
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	14.4 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 1, 1932
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	3,762 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tagajō toward Aoba-dori Senseki Line Nishi-Shiogama toward Ishinomaki
Location
Geba Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Geba Station Geba Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Geba Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 14.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Senseki Line	for Matsushima-Kaigan and Takagimachi
2	■ Senseki Line	for Sendai and Aoba-dōri

History

Geba Station opened on August 1, 1932 as a station on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in November 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,762 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Geba Post Office
• National Route 45

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

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.

External links

Media related to Geba Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)