Yoshihama Station (Iwate)

Yoshihama Station (吉浜駅, Yoshihama-eki) was a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Rias Line located in the city of Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is 21.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Yoshihama Station

吉浜駅
Yoshihama Station in June 2013
LocationSanriku-cho Yoshihama, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate-ken 022-0102
Japan
Coordinates39°09′4″N 141°50′10.9″E
Operated bySanriku Railway
Line(s)■ Rias Line
Distance21.6 km from Sakari
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1973
Previous names15
Location
Yoshihama Station
Location within Japan

Station layout

Yoshihama Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Yoshihama Station opened on 1 July 1973 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. Minami-Rias Line, a portion of Yamada Line, and Kita-Rias Line constitute Rias Line in 23 March 2019. Accordingly, this station became an intermediate station of Rias Line.[1]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Sanriku Railway Company
Sanriku   Local   Tōni

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 三陸鉄道はいま、ひとつにつながるリアス線 (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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