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

Rikuzen-Akai Station

陸前赤井駅
Rikuzen-Akai Station in April 2012
General information
LocationAkai Kawamae 1-1, Higashimatsushima-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-0501
Japan
Coordinates38°25′57″N 141°14′20″E / 38.4325°N 141.2388°E / 38.4325; 141.2388
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance43.1 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 22, 1928
Rebuilt2012
Passengers
FY2018629
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yamoto
towards Sendai
Senseki-Tōhoku Line
  Rapid
Ishinomakiayumino
towards Onagawa
Senseki-Tōhoku Line
  Rapid
Hebita
towards Ishinomaki
Senseki-Tōhoku Line
  Rapid
Ishinomakiayumino
One-way operation
Higashi-Yamoto
towards Aoba-dori
Senseki Line Ishinomakiayumino
towards Ishinomaki
Location
Rikuzen-Akai Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Rikuzen-Akai Station
Rikuzen-Akai Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Rikuzen-Akai Station is located in Japan
Rikuzen-Akai Station
Rikuzen-Akai Station
Rikuzen-Akai Station (Japan)

Lines edit

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

Station layout edit

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms edit

1  Senseki Line for Matsushima-Kaigan and Aoba-dōri
   Senseki-Tōhoku Line for Shiogama and Sendai
2  Senseki Line for Ishinomaki
   Senseki-Tōhoku Line for Ishinomaki

History edit

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 629 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  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). Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links edit

  Media related to Rikuzen-Akai Station at Wikimedia Commons