Rikuzen-Ochiai Station

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).

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station

陸前落合駅
Rikuzen-Ochiai Station in July 2005
Location2-8-20 Ochiai, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-3126
Japan
Coordinates38°16′24″N 140°47′25″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Senseki Line
Distance12.7 km from Sendai
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 September 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)3,895 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ayashi
toward Yamagata
 Senzan Line
Rapid A B
 Kunimi
toward Sendai
Senzan Line
Rapid C
Local
 Kuzuoka
toward Sendai
Location
Rikuzen-Ochiai Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Rikuzen-Ochiai Station
Rikuzen-Ochiai Station (Japan)

Lines

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

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

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

References
  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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