Rikuzen-Akai Station

Rikuzen-Akai Station 陸前赤井駅
Rikuzen-Akai Station in April 2012
Location	Akai Kawamae 1-1, Higashimatsushima-shi, Miyagi-ken Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	43.1 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1658
History
Opened	November 22, 1928
Location
Rikuzen-Akai Station Location within Japan

Rikuzen-Akai Station (陸前赤井駅 Rikuzen-Akai-eki) is a railway station in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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

Station layout

Rikuzen-Akai Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Senseki Line	(Temporarily out of use)
2	■ Senseki Line	for Rikuzen-Ono for Ishinomaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Senseki Line
Higashi-Yamoto		Local		Ishinomakiayumino

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 Yamoto and Ishinomaki on July 16, 2011.^[1] A new station building was completed in February 2012.

Surrounding area

• National Route 45
• Senseki Hospital
• Miyagi-Akai Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company (September 1, 2011). 地震等による列車影響と運転見込みについて (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2011.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 38°25′57″N 141°14′20″E / 38.4325°N 141.2388°E