Timetable information
Departure data for this station is not available on this site.
Location
History
Rikuchu-Osato Station opened on 1 December 1960 as a Japan National Railways stop on the Hanawa Line, serving the village of Hachimantai in Akita Prefecture. It handled diesel-railcar passengers only and was unstaffed from the outset. The station was absorbed into JR East at the privatisation of JNR on 1 April 1987 and remains administered remotely from the Morioka cluster center. It has a single side platform with a small waiting room on the platform. Eki-Net Q-ticket service was added on 1 October 2024, but the station continues to operate without on-site staff.
Notes
The station has been unstaffed since the day it opened in 1960, and remains so more than sixty years later.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18