Rikuchū-Ube Station

Location
	Rikuchū-Ube Station Location within Japan

Rikuchū-Ube Station

陸中宇部駅
Rikuchū-Ube Station; 陸中宇部駅
	Rikuchū-Ube Station in May 2010
General information
Location	Ube-chō dai-5 juwari, Kuji-shi, Iwate-ken 028-8111; Japan
Coordinates	40°07′56.77″N 141°47′9.31″E / 40.1324361°N 141.7859194°E
Operated by	Sanriku Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Rias Line
Distance	155.3 km from Sakari
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 July 1975
Passengers
FY2014	24
Location
Location
	Rikuchū-Ube Station Location within Japan

Rikuchū-Ube Station (陸中宇部駅, Rikuchū-Ube-eki) is a railway station on the Rias Line in the city of Kuji, Iwate, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Sanriku Railway Company.

Lines

Rikuchū-Ube Station is served by the 71.0 km (44.1 mi) Kita-Rias Line between Miyako and Kuji, and lies 155.3 km (96.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Sakari Station.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Ube Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Sanriku Railway Company
Rikuchū-Noda		Local		Kuji

History

Rikuchū-Ube Station opened on 20 July 1975 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kuji Line. On 1 April 1984, upon the privatization of the Kuji Line, the station came under the control of the Sanriku Railway Company. Minami-Rias Line, a segment of Yamada Line, and Kita-Rias Line constitute Rias Line on 23 March 2019. Accordingly, this station became an intermediate station of Rias Line.^[1]