Rikuzen-Sannō Station

Location
	Rikuzen-Sannō Station Location within Japan

Rikuzen-Sannō Station

陸前山王駅
Rikuzen-Sannō Station; 陸前山王駅
	Rikuzen-Sannō Station entrance in July, 2022
General information
Location	Sannō, Tagajō-shi, Miyagi-ken; Japan
Coordinates	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
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	15 August 1933
Previous names	Tagajō-mae (until 1944)
Passengers
FY2013	441 daily
Services
Location
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 platform (2,3) in July, 2022
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

External links

Media related to Rikuzen-Sannō Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)