Rikuzen-Sannō Station

38°17′59″N 140°58′45″E / 38.2996°N 140.9793°E / 38.2996; 140.9793Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Tōhoku Main LineDistance362.2 km from TokyoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3Other informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened15 August 1933Previous namesTagajō-mae (until 1944)PassengersFY2013441 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Iwakiri towards Kuroiso		Tōhoku Main Line Local		Kokufu-Tagajō towards Morioka
Iwakiri towards Sendai		Senseki-Tōhoku Line Rapid		Kokufu-Tagajō towards Ishinomaki

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

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  Rikuzen-Sannō Station with the freight yard on the right in January 2008
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  The platform (2,3) in July, 2022
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  Ticket Gates in July, 2022

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Rikuzen-Sannō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)