Operated by JR East Connections Bus terminal Address Japan | Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line Passengers (FY2013) 2,762 daily Opened 1894 | |
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Location Mori-gou, Sumita, Rifu, Miyagi, Miyagi
（宮城県宮城郡利府町森郷柱田）
Japan Similar Shin‑Rifu Station, Iwakiri Station, Shinainuma Station, Rikuzen‑Sannō Station, Shiogama Station | ||
no 34 jr at rifu station on the jr rifu branch line
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).
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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
Rifu Station has a bay platform. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.
History
The station opened on 4 January 1894 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).