Rifu Station

Rifu Station 利府駅
Rifu Station, July 2007
Location	Mori-gou, Sumita, Rifu, Miyagi, Miyagi （宮城県宮城郡利府町森郷柱田） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Main Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1894
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	2,762 daily

Rifu Station (利府駅 Rifu-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Rifu, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

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, January 2007

Rifu Station has a bay platform. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.^[1]

History

The station opened on 4 January 1894^[1] 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 2011, the station was used by an average of 2,573 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Shin-Rifu		Rifu Branch		Terminus

Surrounding area

• Miyagi Stadium
• JR East Sendai General Shinkansen Depot

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　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 38°19′44.88″N 140°59′4.36″E / 38.3291333°N 140.9845444°E