Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station

Location
	Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station (Japan)

Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station

陸中大橋駅
Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station; 陸中大橋駅
	Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station in January 2007
General information
Location	Koshi-cho dai-1 jiwari 80, Kamaishi-shi, Iwate-ken 026-0055; Japan
Coordinates	39°16′49″N 141°43′07″E / 39.2803°N 141.7187°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kamaishi Line
Distance	73.7 km from Hanamaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 October 1944
Services
Location
Location
	Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station (Japan)

Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station (陸中大橋駅, Rikuchū-Ōhashi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 73.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform. There is no longer a station building, but only a small shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Kamaishi Line	for Tōno and Hanamaki
2	■ Kamaishi Line	for Kamaishi and Miyako

History

Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station opened on 11 October 1944.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

National Route 283
Rikuchū-Ōhashi Post Office
Site of Kamaishi Copper Mine

References

^ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.

External links

Media related to Rikuchu-Ōhashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.

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