is a railway station on the TÃ Âhoku Main Line in the town of Rifu, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Rifu Station is the terminus of the 4.3-kilometer Rifu Branch of the TÃ Âhoku Main Line from Iwakiri Station. Most services operate to and from Sendai Station.
Rifu Station has a bay platform. and staffed ticket counter.
The station opened on 4 January 1894 as an intermediate station on the Yama Line to Matsushima. On 1 July 1962, services between Rifu Station and Matsushima Station were discontinued, with Rifu becoming a terminus 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.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,793 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).