Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station

Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station (陸前白沢駅, Rikuzen-Shirasawa-eki) is a railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station 陸前白沢駅
Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station in December 2012
Location	Omichi, Kamiayashi, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-3124 Japan
Coordinates	38°16′41.5″N 140°42′8″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	20.6 km from Sendai
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 August 1931
Passengers
FY2007	55 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kumagane toward Yamagata Senzan Line Local Ayashi toward Sendai
Location
Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 20.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sendai.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Senzan Line	for Ayashi and Sendai for Sakunami, Yamadera, and Yamagata
2	■ Senzan Line	for Sakunami, Yamadera, and Yamagata

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  The platforms in January 2015

History

Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station opened on 30 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 457

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Rikuzen-Shirasawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)