Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station
# Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station

Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station (陸中松川駅, Rikuchū-Matsukawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station is served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 21.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

## Station layout

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

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Ōfunato Line | for Ichinoseki |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Ōfunato Line | for Kesennuma |

## History

Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station opened on July 26, 1925. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2010.

## Surrounding area

* Tohoku Stone Mine
* The House of Sun and Wind (Museum of stone and Kenji Miyazawa)
* Sunatetsu River
