is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

in the city of

Kamaishi, Iwate is a city located on the Sanriku rias coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,609, and a population density of 74 persons per km2, in 16,230 households. The total area of the city is Geography Kamaishi i ...

, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...

(JR East).

Lines

Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station is served by the

Kamaishi Line The is a rural railway line in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Hanamaki Station in the city of Hanamaki with Kamaishi Station in the city of Kamaishi. History The precursor to the ...

, and is located 73.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

Hanamaki Station is a junction railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Hanamaki Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line and the Kamaishi Line. It is located 500.0 kilometers from the ...

Station layout

The station has a single

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

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

Platforms

History

Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station opened on 11 October 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

* * Rikuchū-Ōhashi Post Office * Site of Kamaishi Copper Mine

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rikuchu-Ohashi Station Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture Kamaishi Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1944 Kamaishi, Iwate Stations of East Japan Railway Company