Rikuzen-Yahagi Station

Rikuzen-Yahagi Station
陸前矢作駅
Rikuzen-Yahagi Station in April 2005
Location Yahagi-cho, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate-ken
Japan
Coordinates 39°01′21″N 141°34′46″E / 39.02256°N 141.5795°E / 39.02256; 141.5795
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Ōfunato Line
Distance 79.5 km from Ichinoseki
Platforms 2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 15 February 1933
Closed 11 March 2011
Location
Rikuzen-Yahagi Station
Location within Japan

Rikuzen-Yahagi Station (陸前矢作駅, Rikuzen-Yahagi-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station was closed following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

Lines

Rikuzen-Yahagi Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 79.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Rikuzen-Yahagi Station had two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station was unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Ōfunato Line for Rikuzen-Takata and Sakari
2 ■ Ōfunato Line for Ichinoseki and Kesennuma

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōfunato Line
Kami-Shishiori - Takekoma

History

Rikuzen-Yahagi Station opened on 15 February 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was one of six stations on the Ōfunato Line closed after the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Services have now been replaced by a BRT.

Surrounding area

See also

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