Orikabe Station

Orikabe Station
折壁駅
Orikabe Station in April 2011
Location Murone-cho Orikabe-aze Osato 126, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 029-1201
Japan
Coordinates 38°56′23″N 141°27′08″E / 38.9396°N 141.4522°E / 38.9396; 141.4522Coordinates: 38°56′23″N 141°27′08″E / 38.9396°N 141.4522°E / 38.9396; 141.4522
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■　Ōfunato Line
Distance 47.6 km from Ichinoseki
Platforms 2 side platforms
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened September 2, 1928
Location
Orikabe Station
Location within Japan

Orikabe Station (折壁駅, Orikabe-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Orikabe Station is served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 47.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Orikabe Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The platforms are unnumbered. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Station side ■ Ōfunato Line for Ichinoseki
Opposite side ■ Ōfunato Line for Kesennuma

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōfunato Line
Yagoshi - Niitsuki

History

Orikabe Station opened on September 2, 1928. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in November 2007.

Surrounding area

See also

References

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