Rikuzen-Sannō Station
Rikuzen-Sannō Station 陸前山王駅 | |
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 Rikuzen-Sannō Station with freight yard on the right, January 2008 | |
| Location |
Sannō, Tagajō, Miyagi （岩手県多賀城市山王） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Previous names | Tagajō-mae (until 1944) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 441 daily |
Rikuzen-Sannō Station (陸前山王駅 Rikuzen-Sannō-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Tagajō, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Rikuzen-Sannō Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 362.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. Also, it is a terminal station for the freight-only Sendai Rinkai Railway.
Station layout
Rikuzen-Sannō Station has one side platform an one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Shiogama, Matsushima, and Kogota |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | (not used) |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai, Shiroishi, and Fukushima |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Iwakiri | Local | Kokufu-Tagajō | ||
History
The station opened on August 15, 1933, as Tagajō-mae Station (多賀城前駅). It was renamed Rikuzen-Sannō Station on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Tagajō City Library Sannō branch
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rikuzen-Sannō Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°17′59″N 140°58′45″E / 38.2996°N 140.9793°E