Rikuchū-Orii Station
Rikuchū-Orii Station 陸中折居駅 | |||||||||||
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Rikuchū-Orii Station, May 2013 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Mizusawa-ku Shinjo-aze, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0841 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°05′39″N 141°08′27″E / 39.0942°N 141.1407°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 465.1 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 25 November 1928 | ||||||||||
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Rikuchū-Orii Station (陸中折居駅, Rikuchū-Orii-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōshū, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Rikuchū-Orii Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line and is located 465.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
[edit]Rikuchū-Orii Station is an unattended station that has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hiraizumi and Ichinoseki |
History
[edit]Rikuchū-Orii Signal stop was opened on 15 January, 1924, and elevated to a full passenger station opened on 25 November, 1928. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April, 1987. The station building was heavily damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and a new station building was completed in December 2011.
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]External links
[edit] Media related to Rikuchū-Orii Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)