Toyomane Station

Toyomane Station
豊間根駅
Toyomane Station in September 2007
Location Toyomane Dai-3 jiwari, Yamada, Shimohei, Iwate
(岩手県閉伊郡山田町豊間根第3地割)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yamada Line
History
Opened 1935

Toyomane Station (豊間根駅, Toyomane-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Yamada, 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 Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, operations at the station were suspended and have been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.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

Toyomane Station was served by the Yamada Line, and was located 117.5 rail kilometres from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yamada Line
Tsugaruishi - Rikuchū-Yamada

History

Toyomane Station opened on 17 November 1935. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatisation 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°32′03″N 141°55′29″E / 39.5343°N 141.9246°E / 39.5343; 141.9246

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