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 | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
Distance | 465.1 km from Tokyo | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
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 on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of 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 a footbridge. 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
See also
External links
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