Rikuchū-Kanzaki Station

Rikuchū-Kanzaki Station 陸中門崎駅
Rikuchū-Kanzaki Station in October 2010
Location	Kawasaki-cho Kanzaki, Ichinoseki, Iwate （岩手県一関市川崎町門崎字妻神） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Ōfunato Line
History
Opened	1925

Rikuchū-Kanzaki Station (陸中門崎駅, Rikuchū-Kanzaki-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Rikuchū-Kanzaki Station is served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 13.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Kanzaki Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōfunato Line	for Ichinoseki
2	■ Ōfunato Line	for Kesennuma

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōfunato Line
Mataki		-	Iwanoshita

History

Rikuchū-Kanzaki Station opened on July 26, 1925. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2010.

Surrounding area

Kawasaki Station Road (shopping area)
Sunatetsu River

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rikuchū-Kanzaki Station.

JR East Station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Ōfunato Line

Stations in Italics were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and are currently being served by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

Coordinates: 38°55′00″N 141°15′04″E / 38.9167°N 141.2512°E / 38.9167; 141.2512

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