Rokuhara Station

Rokuhara Station (六原駅, Rokuhara-eki) is a railway station in the town of Kanegasaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Rokuhara Station

六原駅
Rokuhara Station, May 2009
LocationMikajiri, Kanegasaki-machi, Isawa-gun, Iwate-ken 029-4502
Japan
Coordinates39.2277°N 141.0978°E / 39.2277; 141.0978
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance481.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 February 1937
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)233 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kanegasaki
One-way operation
 Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid Aterui
 Kitakami
toward Morioka
Kanegasaki
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
Location
Rokuhara Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Rokuhara Station
Rokuhara Station (Japan)

Lines

Rokuhara Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 481.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has an island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, 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 (passing loop)
3 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Mizusawa and Ichinoseki

History

Rokuhara Station was elevated from a signal stop to a passenger station on 1 February 1937. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 233 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

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