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Orihata Station

Coordinates: 38°03′59″N 140°07′21″E / 38.066492°N 140.122472°E / 38.066492; 140.122472
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Orihata Station

おりはた駅
Orihata Station (October 2006)
General information
LocationUrushiyama, Nan'yō, Yamagata
(山形県南陽市漆山)
Japan
Coordinates38°03′59″N 140°07′21″E / 38.066492°N 140.122472°E / 38.066492; 140.122472
Operated byYamagata Railway
Line(s)Flower Nagai Line
History
Opened1959
Previous namesNishi-Miyauchi (until 1988)
Passengers
FY 201146 daily

Orihata Station (おりはた駅, Orihata-eki) is a railway station in Nan'yō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the Yamagata Railway.

Lines

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Orihata Station is a station on the Flower Nagai Line, and is located 4.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Akayu Station.

Station layout

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Orihata Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.[citation needed]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Flower Nagai Line
Miyauchi   Local   Ringō

History

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Orihata Station opened on 1 June 1959 as Nishi-Miyauchi Station (西宮内駅, Nishi-Miyauchi-eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

It and became a station on the Yamagata Railway from 25 October 1988, and was renamed to its present name on the same day.[1]

Surrounding area

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References

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  1. ^ "長井線の歴史" [History of the Nagai Line]. flower-liner.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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