Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station

Railway station in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Iwanoshita
towards Ichinoseki
 Ōfunato Line Geibikei
towards Kesennuma
Location
Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
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Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
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Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station is located in Japan
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Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station (Japan)
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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

See also

External links

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Stations of the Ōfunato Line