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Railway station in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Rifu Station
利府駅
Rifu Station in July 2022
General information
LocationMori-gou, Sumita, Rifu-chō, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0103
 Japan
Coordinates38°19′44.88″N 140°59′4.36″E / 38.3291333°N 140.9845444°E / 38.3291333; 140.9845444
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line (Rifu Branch)
Distance4.2 km from Iwakiri
Platforms1 bay platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened4 January 1894
Passengers
FY20182,793
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shin-Rifutowards Iwakiri Tōhoku Main LineRifu Branch Terminus
Location
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Rifu Station (利府駅, Rifu-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the town of Rifu, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rifu Station is the terminus of the 4.3-kilometer Rifu Branch of the Tōhoku Main Line from Iwakiri Station. Most services operate to and from Sendai Station.

Station layout

View of the platforms, July 2022
Ticket gates, July 2022

Rifu Station has a bay platform. and staffed ticket counter.

History

The station opened on 4 January 1894 as an intermediate station on the Yama Line to Matsushima. On 1 July 1962, services between Rifu Station and Matsushima Station were discontinued, with Rifu becoming a terminus station. From 2 July 1978, the Rifu branch line from Iwakiri was electrified at 20 kV AC. In 2002, a second platform was constructed to handle the additional passenger traffic during the 2002 FIFA World Cup held at the nearby Miyagi Stadium.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,793 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅情報（利府駅） [Station Information: Rifu Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

Media related to Rifu Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Tōhoku Main Line
Tokyo to Kuroiso
(JU Utsunomiya Line)
Kuroiso to Morioka
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