Rikuzen-Ochiai Station
# Rikuzen-Ochiai Station

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.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3895 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## 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.

