Rikuchū-Orii Station Explained

Rikuchū-Orii Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:陸中折居駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Mizusawa-ku Shinjo-aze, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0841
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Tōhoku Main Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:465.1 km from
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:25 November 1928
Map Type:Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station 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 is an unattended station that has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

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

See also