Rikuzen-Takasago Station
Rikuzen-Takasago Station 陸前高砂駅 | |
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| Rikuzen-Takasago Station, July 2011 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Miyagi (See other stations in Miyagi) |
| City | Sendai |
| Ward | Miyagino |
| Neighborhood etc. | Maeda, Fukumuro |
| Postal code | 983-0005 |
| (in Japanese) | 宮城県仙台市宮城野区福室前田 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1925 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Senseki Line |
| Statistics | 5,047 passengers/day (FY2013) |
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).
Lines
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.
Station layout
Rikuzen-Takasago 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
| 1 | ■Senseki Line | for Sendai and Aoba-dōri |
| 2 | ■Senseki Line | for Tagajō, Matsushima-Kaigan, and Takagimachi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senseki Line | ||||
| Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Fukudamachi | Local | Nakanosakae | ||
History
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.
Surrounding area
- Fukumuro district (residential)
- Fukumuro Elementary School
- National Route 45
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rikuzen-Takasago Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°16′25″N 140°58′03″E / 38.2735°N 140.9675°E