Rikuchū-Orii Station
# Rikuchū-Orii Station

Rikuchū-Orii Station (陸中折居駅, Rikuchū-Orii-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōshū, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Rikuchū-Orii Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line and is located 465.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

## Station layout

Rikuchū-Orii Station is an unattended station that has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hiraizumi and Ichinoseki |

## History

Rikuchū-Orii Signal stop was opened on 15 January, 1924, and elevated to a full passenger station opened on 25 November, 1928. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April, 1987. The station building was heavily damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and a new station building was completed in December 2011.

## Surrounding area

* Kitakami River
* Maesawa High School
