is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuzen-Tomiyama Station is served by the Senseki Line, and is located 28.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Rikuzen-Tomiyama Station

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Rikuzen-Tomiyama Station

History

The station opened on April 10, 1928, as on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944 and the station was renamed Rikuzen-Tomiyama at that time. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Rikuzen-Tomiyama Station

The station was closed from March 11, 2011 due to damage to the line associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and services replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit service. The station was reopened on 30 May 2015.

Surrounding area

Tomiyama Kannon

See also

List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture

Senseki Line

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928

Stations of East Japan Railway Company

Matsushima, Miyagi