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).

Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station 陸中松川駅
Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station in October 2010
General information
Location	Higashiyama-cho Matsukawa-aze Takinosawa 190, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 029-0303 Japan
Coordinates	38.9774°N 141.2382°E / 38.9774; 141.2382
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■　Ōfunato Line
Distance	21.3 km from Ichinoseki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 26, 1925
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwanoshita towards Ichinoseki Ōfunato Line Geibikei towards Kesennuma
Location Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station (Japan)

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)