Rikuzen-Akai Station Explained

Rikuzen-Akai Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:陸前赤井駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Akai Kawamae 1-1, Higashimatsushima-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-0501
Country:Japan
Coordinates:38.4325°N 141.2388°W
Operator: JR East
Distance:43.1 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Opened:November 22, 1928
Rebuilt:2012
Passengers:629
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in the city of Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuzen-Akai Station is served by the Senseki Line and is located 43.1 kilometers from the starting point of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station. It is also served by trains of the Senseki-Tōhoku Line.

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Rikuzen-Akai Station opened on November 22, 1928, as a station on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The Miyagi Electric Railway was nationalized on May 1, 1944. 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, 2011 due to damage to the line associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Services were restored to and on July 16, 2011.[1] A new station building was completed in February 2012.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 629 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jr-sendai.com/eq.html. ja:地震等による列車影響と運転見込みについて. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company. September 1, 2011. September 10, 2011. Japanese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110902054141/http://www.jr-sendai.com/eq.html. September 2, 2011.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2016_04.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2020.