Rikuzen-Hamada Station Explained

Rikuzen-Hamada Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:陸前浜田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Akanuma Idojiri, Rifu-cho, Miyag-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0101
Country:Japan
Coordinates:38.3506°N 141.0417°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Senseki Line
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Distance:20.3 km from
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:April 18, 1927
Former:Hamada (until 1944)
Map Type:Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan

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

Lines

Rikuzen-Hamada Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 20.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Rikuzen-Hamada Station opened on April 18, 1927 as a on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944 and was renamed to its present name on that date. 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 caused by the tsunami associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.

Surrounding area

See also