Rikuzen-Ochiai Station

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station

陸前落合駅
Rikuzen-Ochiai Station; 陸前落合駅
	Rikuzen-Ochiai Station in July 2022
General information
Location	2-8-20 Ochiai, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-3126; Japan
Coordinates	38°16′24″N 140°47′25″E / 38.27333°N 140.79028°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	12.7 km from Sendai
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 September 1929
Passengers
FY2018	3,895 daily
Services
Location
	Rikuzen-Ochiai Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Rikuzen-Ochiai Station Rikuzen-Ochiai Station (Japan)

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station (陸前落合駅, Rikuzen-Ochiai-eki) is a railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

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

Station layout[edit]

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[edit]

1	■ Senzan Line	for Kita-Sendai and Sendai
2	■ Senzan Line	for Sakunami, Yamadera, and Yamagata

History[edit]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics[edit]

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

Surrounding area[edit]

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.

References[edit]

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to Rikuzen-Ochiai Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast2018stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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