Rikuzen-Ochiai Station Explained

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:陸前落合駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-8-20 Ochiai, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-3126
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Senseki Line
Distance:12.7 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:29 September 1929
Passengers:3,895 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 12.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station opened on 29 September 1929. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3895 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

The station has two entrances. The north entrances leads to a housing complex and further residential areas. The south entrance adjoins National Route 457, which runs from Sendai to Yamagata.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_03.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2020.