Rikuzen-Takasago Station Explained

Rikuzen-Takasago Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:陸前高砂駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Maeda, Fukumuro, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 983-0005
Country:Japan
Coordinates:38.2735°N 140.9675°W operator = JR East
Line: Senseki Line
Distance:8.6 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:June 5, 1925
Rebuilt:2011
Passengers:5438 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuzen-Takasago Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 8.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at .

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Rikuzen-Takasago Station opened on June 5, 1925 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 June 2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5,438 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_03.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.