Kakeyama Station (佳景山駅, Kakeyama-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kakeyama Station

佳景山駅
Kakeyama Station in April 2009
General information
Location4 Kanomata Kakeyama Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-1111
Japan
Coordinates38°29′53″N 141°14′23″E / 38.497998°N 141.239667°E / 38.497998; 141.239667
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ishinomaki Line
Distance17.1 km from Kogota
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 28, 1912
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Maeyachi
towards Kogota
Ishinomaki Line Kanomata
towards Onagawa
Location
Kakeyama Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Kakeyama Station
Kakeyama Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Kakeyama Station is located in Japan
Kakeyama Station
Kakeyama Station
Kakeyama Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Kakeyama Station is served by the Ishinomaki Line, and is located 17.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout edit

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History edit

Kakeyama Station opened on October 28, 1912. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Operations of the line and the station were suspended by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Services were resumed on March 17, 2013.

Surrounding area edit

  • Ishinomaki City East Kannan Junior High School
  • Miyagi Prefectural Highway 257

See also edit

External links edit

  Media related to Kakeyama Station at Wikimedia Commons