is a railway station in the town of

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East). The original station was severely damaged by the

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in March 2011, and was relocated to a new location in December 2016.

Lines

Yamashita Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 325.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station had a single island platform and a side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station had a " Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

History

Yamashita Station opened on May 10, 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Services on the Jōban Line between

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and

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were suspended due to damage caused by the

on 11 March 2011. The station reopened at a new location approximately 1 kilometer further inland on 10 December 10, 2016.。

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 598 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). File:Yamashita sta.JPG, The former station building in December 2007 File:JRE Yamashita Sta 130104.jpg, The closed station building in January 2013 File:JRE Yamashita Sta 160705.jpg, The remains of the former station in July 2016

Surrounding area

*Yamamoto town hall

References

External links

* {{Joban Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture Jōban Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1949 Yamamoto, Miyagi