Orihata Station

Orihata Station (おりはた駅) is a railway station in Nan'yō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the Yamagata Railway.

Lines
Orihata Station is a station on the Flower Nagai Line, and is located 4.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Akayu Station.

Station layout
Orihata Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History
Orihata Station opened on 1 June 1959 as Nishi-Miyauchi Station (西宮内駅). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

It and became a station on the Yamagata Railway from 25 October 1988, and was renamed to its present name on the same day.

Surrounding area

 * Mogami River
 * Orihata River
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0113.svg Route 113