Rikuchū-Orii Station

Rikuchū-Orii Station (陸中折居駅) 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.

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