Rikuzen-Ochiai Station 陸前落合駅
Rikuzen-Ochiai Station in July 2022
General information
Location	2-8-20 Ochiai, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-3126 Japan
Coordinates	38°16′24″N 140°47′25″E / 38.27333°N 140.79028°E / 38.27333; 140.79028
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	12.7 km from Sendai
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 September 1929
Passengers
FY2018	3,895 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ayashi towards Yamagata Senzan Line Rapid A B Kunimi towards Sendai Senzan Line Rapid C Local Kuzuoka towards Sendai
Location
Rikuzen-Ochiai Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Rikuzen-Ochiai Station Rikuzen-Ochiai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station (陸前落合駅, Rikuzen-Ochiai-eki) is a railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 12.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sendai.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Rikuzen-Ochiai Station opened on 29 September 1929. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3895 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

The station has two entrances. The north entrances leads to a housing complex and further residential areas. The south entrance adjoins National Route 457, which runs from Sendai to Yamagata.