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Rikuzen-Hamada Station is a railway station in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).LinesRikuzen-Hamada Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 20.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.Station layoutRikuzen-Hamada Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.HistoryRikuzen-Hamada Station opened on April 18, 1927 as a Hamada Station on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944 and was renamed to its present name on that date. 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 caused by the tsunami associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.Surrounding areaJapan National Route 45Hamada Fishing PortMt. SokanThe Tōhoku Main Line track runs parallel here, but the nearest station is in Matsushima.