Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station

Railway station in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kamiarisu
towards Hanamaki
Kamaishi Line
Local
Dōsen
towards Kamaishi
Location
Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
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Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
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Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station is located in Japan
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Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station (Japan)
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Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station (陸中大橋駅, Rikuchū-Ōhashi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 73.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform. There is no longer a station building, but only a small shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Kamaishi Line for Tōno and Hanamaki
2  Kamaishi Line for Kamaishi and Miyako

History

Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station opened on 11 October 1944.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

  • National Route 283
  • Rikuchū-Ōhashi Post Office
  • Site of Kamaishi Copper Mine

See also

References

  1. ^ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.

External links

Media related to Rikuchu-Ōhashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)