Rikuchū-Orii Station
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Rikuchū-Orii Station 陸中折居駅 | |
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.JPG) Rikuchū-Orii Station, May 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Mizusawa-ku Shinjo-aze, Ōshū, Iwate （岩手県奥州市水沢区真城字要害） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1928 |
Rikuchū-Orii Station (陸中折居駅, Rikuchū-Orii-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Ōshū, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
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
Rikuchū-Orii Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hiraizumi and Ichinoseki |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Maesawa | - | Mizusawa | ||
History
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
- Kitakami River
- Maesawa High School
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