title: Rokuhara Station
text: # Rokuhara Station
  
  Rokuhara Station (六原駅, Rokuhara-eki) is a railway station in the town of Kanegasaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Rokuhara Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 481.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has an island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | (passing loop) |
  | 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Mizusawa and Ichinoseki |
  
  ## History
  
  Rokuhara Station was elevated from a signal stop to a passenger station on 1 February 1937. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 233 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kitakami River
  * National Route 4
  * Tōhoku Expressway
  