Higashi-Yamoto Station

Higashi-Yamoto Station (東矢本駅, Higashi-Yamoto-eki) is a railway station in the city of Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Higashi-Yamoto Station 東矢本駅
Higashi-Yamoto Station, August 2014
Location	Yamoto Shimoura 184, Higashimatsushima-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-0506 Japan
Coordinates	38°25′41.08″N 141°13′21.28″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	41.6 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 31, 1987
Rebuilt	2015
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yamoto toward Aoba-dori Senseki Line Rikuzen-Akai toward Ishinomaki
Location
Higashi-Yamoto Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Higashi-Yamoto Station Higashi-Yamoto Station (Japan)

Lines

Higashi-Yamoto Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 41.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving single bi-directional. The station is unattended.

History

Higashi-Yamoto Station opened on March 31, 1987, the day before the JNR was privatized, becoming JR East.

The station was closed from March 11, 2011 due to damage to the line associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and services were replaced by provisional bus services.[1] Services reopened on July 16, 2011 to Ishinomaki and on March 17, 2012 to Rikuzen-Ono; services past Rikuzen-Ono the direction of Sendai were resumed on May 30, 2015.[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 45

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company (September 1, 2011). 地震等による列車影響と運転見込みについて (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
2. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company. 2015.5.30(土)ダイヤ改正 仙石東北ライン開業 仙石線全線復旧 (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)