Kirikiri Station

Kirikiri Station (吉里吉里駅) is a JR East railway station in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines
Kirikiri Station was served by the Rias Line, and was 52.3 km from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Station layout
Kirikiri Station have a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

History
Kirikiri Station opened on 5 April 1938. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Operations on the Yamada Line between Miyako Station and Kamaishi Station were suspended after the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The damaged station building was demolished in February 2012. As of 2018, the station have been rebuilt along with the rest of the closed segment of the Yamada Line. It was transferred to the Sanriku Railway upon completion on 23 March 2019. This segment joined up with the Kita-Rias Line on one side and the Minami-Rias Line on the other, which together constitutes the entire Rias Line. Accordingly, this station became an intermediate station of Rias Line.

Surrounding area

 * Japanese National Route Sign 0045.svg National Route 45
 * Kirikiri Post Office