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
Location6-42 Kichō, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-0877
Japan
Coordinates38.4377°N 141.2887°E / 38.4377; 141.2887
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Senseki Line
Distance47.6 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1939
Rebuilt2012
Previous namesMiyaden-Yamashita Station (until 1944)
Traffic
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
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See also

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)

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