Rikuzen-Ochiai Station

Railway station in Sendai, Japan

38°16′24″N 140°47′25″E / 38.27333°N 140.79028°E / 38.27333; 140.79028Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Senseki LineDistance12.7 km from SendaiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened29 September 1929PassengersFY20183,895 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Ayashi towards Yamagata		Senzan Line Rapid A B		Kunimi towards Sendai
Ayashi towards Yamagata		Senzan Line Rapid C Local		Kuzuoka towards Sendai

Location

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station

Location within Miyagi Prefecture

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Rikuzen-Ochiai Station

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station (Japan)

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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).

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.