Rikuzen-Takasago Station

Railway station in Sendai, Japan

38°16′25″N 140°58′03″E / 38.2735°N 140.9675°E / 38.2735; 140.9675 operator =

JR EastLine(s)■ Senseki LineDistance8.6 km from Aoba-dōriPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJune 5, 1925Rebuilt2011PassengersFY20185438 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Fukudamachi towards Aoba-dori		Senseki Line		Nakanosakae towards Ishinomaki

Location
Rikuzen-Takasago Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Rikuzen-Takasago Station Rikuzen-Takasago Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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 layout

The 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

The platforms in August 2014

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.^{[citation needed]}