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Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station

Coordinates: 38°58′39″N 141°14′18″E / 38.9774°N 141.2382°E / 38.9774; 141.2382
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Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station

陸中松川駅
Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station in October 2010
General information
LocationHigashiyama-cho Matsukawa-aze Takinosawa 190, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 029-0303
Japan
Coordinates38°58′39″N 141°14′18″E / 38.9774°N 141.2382°E / 38.9774; 141.2382
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōfunato Line
Distance21.3 km from Ichinoseki
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1925
Services
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
Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station
Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station is located in Japan
Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station
Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station
Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station (Japan)

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

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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

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

Platforms

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1  Ōfunato Line for Ichinoseki
2  Ōfunato Line for Kesennuma

History

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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

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

See also

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