Sokei Station

Sokei Station
磯鶏駅
Sokei Station in September 2007
Location Sokei-Ishizaki 13, Miyako, Iwate
（岩手県宮古市磯鶏石崎13）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yamada Line
History
Opened 1935

Sokei Station (磯鶏駅, Sokei-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, operations at the station were suspended and have been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line. As of 2018, the station is being rebuilt along with the rest of the closed segment of the Yamada Line. It will be transferred to the Sanriku Railway upon completion.

Lines

Sokei Station was served by the Yamada Line, and was located 104.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Sokei Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yamada Line
Miyako - Tsugaruishi

History

Sokei Station opened on 17 November 1935. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Operations on the Yamada Line between Miyako Station and Kamaishi Station were suspended after the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Surrounding area

Coordinates: 39°37′48″N 141°57′39″E / 39.6300°N 141.9608°E / 39.6300; 141.9608

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