Rifu Station

Location
	Rifu Station Location within Japan

Rifu Station

利府駅
Rifu Station; 利府駅
	Rifu Station, July 2007
General information
Location	Mori-gou, Sumita, Rifu-chō, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0103; Japan
Coordinates	38°19′44.88″N 140°59′4.36″E / 38.3291333°N 140.9845444°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line (Rifu Branch)
Distance	4.2 km from Iwakiri
Platforms	1 bay platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed "Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1688
History
Opened	4 January 1894
Passengers
FY2016	2,719
Location
Location
	Rifu Station Location within Japan

Rifu Station (利府駅, Rifu-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the town of Rifu, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Rifu Station is the terminus of the 4.3-kilometer Rifu Branch of the Tōhoku Main Line from Iwakiri Station. Most services operate to and from Sendai Station.

Station layout

Rifu Station has a bay platform. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.^[1]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Shin-Rifu	Rifu Branch	Terminus

History

The station opened on 4 January 1894^[1] as an intermediate station on the Yama Line to Matsushima. On 1 July 1962, services between Rifu Station and Matsushima Station were discontinued, with Rifu becoming a terminus station. From 2 July 1978, the Rifu branch line from Iwakiri was electrified at 20 kV AC. In 2002, a second platform was constructed to handle the additional passenger traffic during the 2002 FIFA World Cup held at the nearby Miyagi Stadium.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,719 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Miyagi Stadium
JR East Sendai General Shinkansen Depot

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 各駅情報（利府駅） [Station Information: Rifu Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

External links

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[jreast-1] 各駅情報（利府駅） [Station Information: Rifu Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

[jreast2016stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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