Rikuzen-Yamashita Station 陸前山下駅
Rikuzen-Yamashita Station in April 2012
General information
Location	6-42 Kichō, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-0877 Japan
Coordinates	38°26′16″N 141°17′19″E / 38.4377°N 141.2887°E / 38.4377; 141.2887
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	47.6 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 1, 1939
Rebuilt	2012
Previous names	Miyaden-Yamashita Station (until 1944)
Passengers
FY2018	944 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hebita towards Sendai Senseki-Tōhoku Line Rapid Ishinomaki towards Onagawa Senseki-Tōhoku Line Rapid Ishinomaki Terminus Hebita towards Aoba-dori Senseki Line
Location
Rikuzen-Yamashita Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Rikuzen-Yamashita Station Rikuzen-Yamashita Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Rikuzen-Yamashita Station (陸前山下駅, Rikuzen-Yamashita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Rikuzen-Yamashita Station is served by the Senseki Line (including the Senseki-Tōhoku Line). It is 47.6 km from the terminus of the line at Aoba-dōri.

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on February 1, 1939 as Miyaden-Yamashita Station (宮電山下駅).^[1] It was renamed Rikuzen-Yamashita Station on May 1, 1944.

The station building was destroyed in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. A new station building was opened on 3 March 2012.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 944 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• National Route 45
• National Route 108
• Ishinomaki Police Station
• Ishinomaki Technical High School^[4]
• Ishinomaki Kobunkan High School
• Ishinomaki Yamashita Junior High School