Rikuzen-Hamada Station

Rikuzen-Hamada Station (陸前浜田駅, Rikuzen-Hamada-eki) is a railway station in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Rikuzen-Hamada Station

陸前浜田駅
Rikuzen-Hamada Station, August 2014
LocationAkanuma Idojiri, Rifu-cho, Miyag-gun,Miyagi-ken 981-0101
Japan
Coordinates38.3506°N 141.0417°E / 38.3506; 141.0417
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Senseki Line
Distance20.3 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 18, 1927
Previous namesHamada (until 1944)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Higashi-Shiogama
toward Aoba-dori
Senseki Line Matsushima-Kaigan
toward Ishinomaki
Location
Rikuzen-Hamada Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Rikuzen-Hamada Station
Rikuzen-Hamada Station (Japan)

Lines

Rikuzen-Hamada Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 20.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Rikuzen-Hamada Station opened on April 18, 1927 as a Hamada Station (浜田駅, Hamada-eki) on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944 and was renamed to its present name on that date. 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 to May 28, 2011 due to damage caused by the tsunami associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.

Surrounding area

See also

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