Rifu Station

Rifu Station

利府駅
Rifu Station; 利府駅
	Rifu Station, July 2007
Location	Mori-gou, Sumita, Rifu-chō, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0103; Japan
Coordinates	38°19′44.88″N 140°59′4.36″E / 38.3291333°N 140.9845444°ECoordinates: 38°19′44.88″N 140°59′4.36″E / 38.3291333°N 140.9845444°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line (Rifu Branch)
Distance	4.2 km from Iwakiri
Platforms	1 bay platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed "Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1688
History
Opened	4 January 1894
Passengers
FY2018	2,793
Services
Location
	Rifu Station Location within Miyagi PrefectureShow map of Miyagi PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Rifu Station (利府駅, Rifu-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the town of Rifu, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines[]

Rifu Station is the terminus of the 4.3-kilometer Rifu Branch of the Tōhoku Main Line from Iwakiri Station. Most services operate to and from Sendai Station.

Station layout[]

View of the platforms, January 2007

Rifu Station has a bay platform. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.^[1]

History[]

The station opened on 4 January 1894^[1] as an intermediate station on the Yama Line to Matsushima. On 1 July 1962, services between Rifu Station and Matsushima Station were discontinued, with Rifu becoming a terminus station. From 2 July 1978, the Rifu branch line from Iwakiri was electrified at 20 kV AC. In 2002, a second platform was constructed to handle the additional passenger traffic during the 2002 FIFA World Cup held at the nearby Miyagi Stadium.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,793 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area[]

Miyagi Stadium
JR East Sendai General Shinkansen Depot

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 各駅情報（利府駅） [Station Information: Rifu Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^ 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[]

Media related to Rifu Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 各駅情報（利府駅） [Station Information: Rifu Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

[jreast2018stats-2] 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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