Rikuzen-Sannō Station

Rikuzen-Sannō Station

陸前山王駅
Rikuzen-Sannō Station; 陸前山王駅
	Rikuzen-Sannō Station entrance in August 2014
Location	Sannō, Tagajō-shi, Miyagi-ken; Japan
Coordinates	38°17′59″N 140°58′45″E / 38.2996°N 140.9793°ECoordinates: 38°17′59″N 140°58′45″E / 38.2996°N 140.9793°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	362.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
History
Opened	15 August 1933
Previous names	Tagajō-mae (until 1944)
Passengers
FY2013	441 daily
Services
Location
	Rikuzen-Sannō Station Location within Japan

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).

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

External links[]

Media related to Rikuzen-Sannō Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)