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Railway station in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Takagimachi Station
高城町駅
Takagimachi Station in July, 2022
General information
LocationTakagi Motokamaie, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0215
Japan
Coordinates38°22′58″N 141°04′24″E / 38.3829°N 141.0733°E / 38.3829; 141.0733
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance25.5 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 10, 1928
Rebuilt2015
Passengers
FY20181,433 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shiogamatowards Sendai Senseki-Tōhoku LineSpecial Rapid Yamototowards Ishinomaki
Senseki-Tōhoku LineRapid Nobirutowards Onagawa
Senseki-Tōhoku LineRapid Nobirutowards Ishinomaki
Matsushima-Kaigantowards Aoba-dori Senseki Line Tetarutowards Ishinomaki
Location
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Takagimachi Station (高城町駅, Takagimachi-eki) is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Takagimachi Station is served by the Senseki Line, and lies 25.5 km from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station. It is also served by trains of the Senseki-Tōhoku Line.

Station layout

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

Platforms

Platform (July, 2022)


1 ■ Senseki Line for Yamoto and Ishinomaki
  ■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line for Yamato and Ishinomaki
2 ■ Senseki Line for Matsushima-Kaigan Sendai and Aoba-dōri
  ■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line for Shiogama and Sendai

History

Takagimachi Station opened on April 10, 1928, 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. The station was closed from March 11 to May 28, 2011 due to damage associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and services beyond Takagimachi Station in the direction of Ishinomaki Station were suspended and replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit service. The station was reopened on 30 May 2015.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,433 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Matsushima Town Hall
  • Matsushima Post Office

See also

References

  1. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company (September 1, 2011). 地震等による列車影響と運転見込みについて (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company. 2015.5.30(土)ダイヤ改正 仙石東北ライン開業 仙石線全線復旧 (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

Stations of the Senseki Line
Stations of the Senseki-Tōhoku Line
Tōhoku Main Line
Senseki Line
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