Rikuzen-Akasaki Station
Rikuzen-Akasaki Station 陸前赤崎駅 | |
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 Rikuzen-Akasaki Station in May 2010 | |
| Location |
Akasaki-cho Daido, Ōfunato, Iwate （岩手県大船渡市赤崎町字大洞） Japan |
| Operated by | Sanriku Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Minami-Rias Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1970 |
Rikuzen Akasaki Station (陸前赤崎駅 Rikuzen-Akasaki-eki) was a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Minami-Rias Line located in the city of Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is 3.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.
Station layout
Rikuzen-Akasaki Station has a single elevated side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform.
History
Rikuzen-Akasaki Station opened on 1 March 1970 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.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanriku Railway Company | ||||
| Sakari | Local | Ryōri | ||
Surrounding area
- Port of Ōfunato
External links
- Sanriku Railway station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°04′6.8″N 141°44′27.7″E / 39.068556°N 141.741028°E