Takagimachi Station Explained

Takagimachi Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:高城町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Takagi Motokamaie, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0215
Country:Japan
Coordinates:38.3829°N 141.0733°W
Operator: JR East
Distance:25.5 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Status:Staffed
Opened:April 10, 1928
Rebuilt:2015
Passengers:1,433 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan

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

Lines

Takagimachi Station is served by the Senseki Line, and lies 25.5 km from the terminus 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 serving two tracks and connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Takagimachi Station opened on April 10, 1928, 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. The station was closed from March 11 to May 28, 2011 due to damage associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and services beyond Takagimachi Station in the direction of Ishinomaki Station were suspended and replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit service.[1] The station was reopened on 30 May 2015.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,433 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

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.jr-sendai.com/sensekitohokuline. ja:2015.5.30(土)ダイヤ改正 仙石東北ライン開業 仙石線全線復旧. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company. July 12, 2015. Japanese.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_05.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.