Yamashita Station (Miyagi)

Yamashita Station (山下駅, Yamashita-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The original station was severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and was relocated to a new location in December 2016.

Yamashita Station

山下駅
The rebuilt elevated station in June 2016
LocationYamadera, Yamamoto-cho, Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-2111
Japan
Coordinates37°57′57.9″N 140°53′22″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Joban Line
Distance325.7 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side platform + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 10, 1949
Rebuilt2016
Passengers
FY2018598
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Sakamoto
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Hamayoshida
toward Sendai
Location
Yamashita Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Yamashita Station
Yamashita Station (Japan)

Lines

Yamashita Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 325.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station had a single island platform and a side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station had a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

History

Yamashita Station opened on May 10, 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Services on the Jōban Line between Hamayoshida Station and Soma Station were suspended due to damage caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. The station reopened at a new location approximately 1 kilometer further inland on 10 December 10, 2016.[1][2]。

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 598 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

  • The former station building in December 2007
  • The closed station building in January 2013
  • The remains of the former station in July 2016

Surrounding area
  • Yamamoto town hall

See also

References
  1. "常磐線相馬～浜吉田間の運転再開日の決定について" (PDF). 東日本旅客鉄道仙台支社. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. "常磐線相馬～浜吉田間運転再開に伴う営業キロの変更及び運賃の適用等について" (PDF). 東日本旅客鉄道仙台支社. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  3. 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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