Rifu Station

Rifu Station (利府駅, Rifu-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the town of Rifu, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

[1] Rifu Station is the terminus of the 4.3-kilometer Rifu Branch of the Tōhoku Main Line from Iwakiri 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.

[2] Media related to Rifu Station at Wikimedia Commons

View of the platforms, July 2022
Ticket gates, July 2022