Shin-Rifu Station

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Shin-Rifu Station
新利府駅
Platform looking northward, August 2006
Location
Prefecture Miyagi
(See other stations in Miyagi)
District Miyagi
Town Rifu
Postal code 981-0100
(in Japanese)宮城県宮城郡利府町谷地脇
History
Year opened 1982
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line (Rifu Branch)

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

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]

Services

Most services operate through to and from Sendai Station.

Station layout

The unstaffed station consists of a single side platform served by the single track branch line.

History

The station opened on 1 April 1982.[1]

Surrounding area

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 

External links

Coordinates: 38°19′2.22″N 140°58′22.92″E / 38.3172833°N 140.9730333°E / 38.3172833; 140.9730333

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