Shin-Rifu Station

Shin-Rifu Station (新利府駅, Shin-Rifu-eki) is a railway station in the town of Rifu, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shin-Rifu Station

新利府駅
The platform in August 2014 looking northward toward Rifu
LocationYachiwaki, Rifu-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0100
Japan
Coordinates38°19′2.22″N 140°58′22.92″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line (Rifu Branch)
Distance2.5 km from Iwakiri
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=889
History
Opened1 April 1982
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Iwakiri
Terminus
 Tōhoku Main Line
Rifu Branch
 Rifu
Terminus
Location
Shin-Rifu Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Shin-Rifu Station
Shin-Rifu Station (Japan)

Lines

Shin-Rifu Station is the only intermediate station on the Rifu Branch of the Tōhoku Main Line from Iwakiri Station to Rifu Station. It lies 2.5 km from Iwakiri Station.[1] Most services operate through to and from Sendai Station.

Station layout

The unstaffed station consists of one side platform served by the single track. Two entrances lead to the platform; one for general passengers, and one linking directly to the adjacent JR East Sendai General Shinkansen Depot for use by JR East employees only.

  • The main station entrance in August 2014
  • The platform in August 2014, looking southward toward Iwakiri

History

The station opened on 1 April 1982.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Surrounding area

The station is primarily used by employees at the adjacent JR East Sendai General Shinkansen Depot.

See also

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 102. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 423. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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