Operated by JR East Address Japan | Passengers (FY 2012) 1,078 daily Opened 1927 | |
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Previous names Matsushima-Kōen (until 1944) Similar Senseki Line, Matsushima, Matsushima Station, Takagimachi Station, Zuigan‑ji | ||
Matsushima-Kaigan Station (松島海岸駅, Matsushima-Kaigan-eki) is a railway station in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Matsushima-Kaigan Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 23.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.
Station layout
Matsushima-Kaigan Station has one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station has a Green Window ticket counter.
History
Matsushima-Kaigan Station opened on April 18, 1927 as Matsushima Kōen Station (松島公園駅) on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944 and the station was renamed to its present name at that time. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. The station was closed from March 11 to May 28, 2011 due to damage associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.