Rikuzen-Sannō Station
# Rikuzen-Sannō Station

Rikuzen-Sannō Station (陸前山王駅, Rikuzen-Sannō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tagajō, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Rikuzen-Sannō Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 362.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also a terminal for the freight-only Sendai Rinkai Railway. Trains of the Senseki-Tohoku Line also stop at the station.

## Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Shiogama, Matsushima, and Kogota |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | (not used) |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai, Shiroishi, and Fukushima |

* Rikuzen-Sannō Station with the freight yard on the right in January 2008
* The platform (2,3) in July, 2022
* Ticket Gates in July, 2022

## History

The station opened on August 15, 1933, as Tagajō-mae Station (多賀城前駅). It was renamed Rikuzen-Sannō Station on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

## Surrounding area

* Tagajō City Library Sannō branch
