Rikuzen-Akasaki Station

Rikuzen-Akasaki Station
陸前赤崎駅
Rikuzen-Akasaki Station in May 2010
Location Akasaki-cho Daido, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate-ken 022-0007
Japan
Coordinates 39°04′6.8″N 141°44′27.7″E / 39.068556°N 141.741028°E / 39.068556; 141.741028
Operated by Sanriku Railway
Line(s) ■ Minami-Rias Line
Distance 21.6 km from Sakari
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 March 1970
Previous names 2
Location
Rikuzen-Akasaki Station
Location within Japan

Rikuzen Akasaki Station (陸前赤崎駅, Rikuzen-Akasaki-eki) was a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Minami-Rias Line located in the city of Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is 3.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Station layout

Rikuzen-Akasaki Station has one elevated side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform.

History

Rikuzen-Akasaki Station opened on 1 March 1970 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). It was privatized on 1 April 1984, becoming a station on the Sanriku Railway. During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, part of the tracks on the Minami-Rias Line were swept away, thus suspending services. The line resumed operations on 3 April 2013 between Sakari and Yoshihama). Services between Yoshihama and Kamaishi resumed on 5 April 2014.

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Sanriku Railway Company
Sakari   Local   Ryōri

Surrounding area

  • Port of Ōfunato

See also

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