Rikuchū-Ōsato Station

Rikuchū-Ōsato Station 陸中大里駅
Rikuchū-Ōsato Station
Location	Hachimantai aza Ōsato, Kazuno, Akita （秋田県鹿角市八幡平字大里） Japan
Operated by	East Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Hanawa Line
History
Opened	1960

Rikuchū-Ōsato Station (陸中大里駅 Rikuchū-Ōsato-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Rikuchū-Ōsato Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 66.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Ōsato Station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1

■ Hanawa Line

for Kōma for Ōdate

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hanawa Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Hachimantai		Local	Kazuno-Hanawa

History

Rikuchū-Ōsato Station was opened on December 1, 1960 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR), serving the village of Hachimantai, Akita. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. ^[1]

Surrounding area

• Route 282
• Tohoku Expressway - Kazuno-Hachimantai Interchange

External links

• JR East Station information (Japanese)

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese) II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 505. ISBN 4533029809.

Coordinates: 40°9′30.5″N 140°47′36.7″E / 40.158472°N 140.793528°E