Rikuchū-Ube Station | |
Native Name: | 陸中宇部駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Ube-chō dai-5 juwari, Kuji-shi, Iwate-ken 028-8111 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 40.1324°N 141.7859°W |
Operator: | Sanriku Railway Company |
Line: | Rias Line |
Distance: | 155.3 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | 20 July 1975 |
Passengers: | 24 |
Pass Year: | FY2014 |
Map Type: | Japan |
is a railway station on the Rias Line in the city of Kuji, Iwate, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Sanriku Railway Company.
Rikuchū-Ube Station is served by the 71km (44miles) Kita-Rias Line between and, and lies 155.3km (96.5miles) from the starting point of the line at Sakari Station.
Rikuchū-Ube Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Rikuchū-Ube Station opened on 20 July 1975 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kuji Line. On 1 April 1984, upon the privatization of the Kuji Line, the station came under the control of the Sanriku Railway Company. Minami-Rias Line, a segment of Yamada Line, and Kita-Rias Line constitute Rias Line on 23 March 2019. Accordingly, this station became an intermediate station of Rias Line.[1]