Rokuhara Station
# Rokuhara Station

Rokuhara Station (六原駅, Rokuhara-eki) is a railway station in the town of Kanegasaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Rokuhara Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 481.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

## Station layout

The station has an island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | (passing loop) |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Mizusawa and Ichinoseki |

## History

Rokuhara Station was elevated from a signal stop to a passenger station on 1 February 1937. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 233 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Kitakami River
* National Route 4
* Tōhoku Expressway
