Rikuzen-Takasago Station

Rikuzen-Takasago Station (陸前高砂駅, Rikuzen-Takasago-eki) is a railway station in Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Rikuzen-Takasago Station

陸前高砂駅
Rikuzen-Takasago Station, July 2011
General information
LocationMaeda, Fukumuro, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 983-0005
Japan
Coordinates38°16′25″N 140°58′03″E / 38.2735°N 140.9675°E / 38.2735; 140.9675 operator = JR East
Line(s) Senseki Line
Distance8.6 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 5, 1925
Rebuilt2011
Passengers
FY20185438 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Fukudamachi
towards Aoba-dori
Senseki Line Nakanosakae
towards Ishinomaki
Location
Rikuzen-Takasago Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Rikuzen-Takasago Station
Rikuzen-Takasago Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Rikuzen-Takasago Station is located in Japan
Rikuzen-Takasago Station
Rikuzen-Takasago Station
Rikuzen-Takasago Station (Japan)

Lines

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Rikuzen-Takasago Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 8.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri.

Station layout

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The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Senseki Line for Sendai and Aoba-dōri
2  Senseki Line for Tagajō, Matsushima-Kaigan, and Takagimachi

History

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Rikuzen-Takasago Station opened on June 5, 1925 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. A new station building was completed in June 2011.[citation needed]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5,438 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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