Matsushima-Kaigan Station

38°22′5.31″N 141°3′31.64″E / 38.3681417°N 141.0587889°E / 38.3681417; 141.0587889Distance23.2 km from Aoba-dōriPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 18, 1927Previous namesMatsushima-Kōen (until 1944)PassengersFY20181054 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Rikuzen-Hamada towards Aoba-dori		Senseki Line		Takagimachi towards Ishinomaki

Location
Matsushima-Kaigan Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Matsushima-Kaigan Station Matsushima-Kaigan Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Matsushima-Kaigan Station (松島海岸駅, Matsushima-Kaigan-eki) is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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

The station has one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Senseki Line	for Sendai and Aoba-dōri
2	■ Senseki Line	for Yamoto and Ishinomaki

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,164 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Matsushima
• Zuigan-ji

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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