Shin-Rifu Station
Shin-Rifu Station 新利府駅 | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | Yachiwaki, Rifu-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0100 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°19′2.22″N 140°58′22.92″E / 38.3172833°N 140.9730333°ECoordinates: 38°19′2.22″N 140°58′22.92″E / 38.3172833°N 140.9730333°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line (Rifu Branch) | ||||||||||
Distance | 2.5 km from Iwakiri | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 April 1982 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||
Shin-Rifu Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture |
Shin-Rifu Station (新利府駅, Shin-Rifu-eki) is a railway station in the town of Rifu, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Shin-Rifu Station is the only intermediate station on the Rifu Branch of the Tōhoku Main Line from Iwakiri Station to Rifu Station. It lies 2.5 km from Iwakiri Station.[1] Most services operate through to and from Sendai Station.
Station layout[]
The unstaffed station consists of one side platform served by the single track. Two entrances lead to the platform; one for general passengers, and one linking directly to the adjacent JR East Sendai General Shinkansen Depot for use by JR East employees only.
The main station entrance in August 2014
The platform in August 2014, looking southward toward Iwakiri
History[]
The station opened on 1 April 1982.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
Surrounding area[]
The station is primarily used by employees at the adjacent JR East Sendai General Shinkansen Depot.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 102. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 423. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shin-Rifu Station. |
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture
- Tōhoku Main Line
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1982
- Rifu, Miyagi