Rikuzen-Yamashita Station

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

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.

History
The station opened on February 1, 1939 as Miyaden-Yamashita Station (宮電山下駅). 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.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 944 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Ishinomaki Police Station
 * Ishinomaki Technical High School
 * Ishinomaki Kobunkan High School
 * Ishinomaki Yamashita Junior High School
 * Ishinomaki Kobunkan High School
 * Ishinomaki Yamashita Junior High School