Rikuchū-Orii Station

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).

Rikuchū-Orii Station 陸中折居駅
Rikuchū-Orii Station, May 2013
Location	Mizusawa-ku Shinjo-aze, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0841 Japan
Coordinates	39.0942°N 141.1407°E / 39.0942; 141.1407
Operated by	JR East
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
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Maesawa toward Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Mizusawa toward Morioka
Location
Rikuchū-Orii Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Rikuchū-Orii Station Rikuchū-Orii Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

The 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

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

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Rikuchū-Orii Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)