Rikuzen-Sannō Station

Rikuzen-Sannō Station (陸前山王駅, Rikuzen-Sannō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tagajō, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Rikuzen-Sannō Station

陸前山王駅
Rikuzen-Sannō Station entrance in August 2014
LocationSannō, Tagajō-shi, Miyagi-ken
Japan
Coordinates38.2996°N 140.9793°E / 38.2996; 140.9793
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance362.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
History
Opened15 August 1933
Previous namesTagajō-mae (until 1944)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)441 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Iwakiri
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Kokufu-Tagajō
toward Morioka
Iwakiri
toward Sendai
 Senseki-Tōhoku Line
     Rapid
 Kokufu-Tagajō
toward Ishinomaki
Location
Rikuzen-Sannō Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Rikuzen-Sannō Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 362.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also a terminal for the freight-only Sendai Rinkai Railway. Trains of the Senseki-Tohoku Line also stop at the station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and 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
  • Rikuzen-Sannō Station with the freight yard on the right in January 2008
  • The platforms in August 2014

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

See also

Media related to Rikuzen-Sannō Station at Wikimedia Commons

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