Orikabe Station

折壁駅
Orikabe Station in April 2011
General information
LocationMurone-cho Orikabe-aze Osato 126, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 029-1201
Japan
Coordinates38°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
Distance47.6 km from Ichinoseki
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedSeptember 2, 1928
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yagoshi
towards Ichinoseki
Ōfunato Line Niitsuki
towards Kesennuma
Location
Orikabe Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Orikabe Station
Orikabe Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Orikabe Station is located in Japan
Orikabe Station
Orikabe Station
Orikabe Station (Japan)

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

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

The 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

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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