Shimanokoshi Station Explained

Shimanokoshi Station
Native Name:島越駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Dai-2 Matsumaezawa 1-20, Tanohata-mura, Shimohei-gun, Iwate 028-8404
Country:Japan
Coordinates:39.916°N 141.9396°W
Operator:Sanriku Railway Company
Line: Rias Line
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Distance:125.6 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:1 April 1984
Rebuilt:27 July 2014
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Rias Line located in the village of Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and subsequently rebuilt at a new location.

Lines

Shimanokoshi Station is served by the Rias Line, and is located 125.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Station layout

Shimanokoshi Station had a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track, located on an embankment.

History

Shimanokoshi Station opened on 1 April 1984, the same day of the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) Kuji Line (which became the Sanriku Railway Company). During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, much of the surrounding area was destroyed by a 20m (70feet) tsunami, which also swept away the station building, and parts of the tracks and suspending services on a portion of the Sanriku Railway. The portion of the line from Rikuchū-Noda to Tanohata resumed operations on 1 April 2012.,[1] and services were extended to Omoto on 6 April 2014.[2] The new station building was constructed approximately 100 meters north of the original station, on higher ground.[3] 。The new station building was officially opened on 27 July 2014.[4] Minami-Rias Line, a portion of Yamada Line, and Kita-Rias Line constitute Rias Line on 23 March 2019. Accordingly, this station became an intermediate station of Rias Line.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 2012-04-01. 三陸鉄道:陸中野田-田野畑で運転再開. Mainichi Shimbun. 2012-04-01. dead. https://archive.today/20120711173651/mainichi.jp/norimai/train/trainflash/news/20120401mog00m040002000c.html. 2012-07-11.
  2. News: 2014-01-02. 三鉄が4月全線再開 南リアス線5日、北リアス線6日. Iwate Nippo. 2014-01-11. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103035922/http://www.iwate-np.co.jp/cgi-bin/topnews.cgi?20140102_2. 2014-01-03.
  3. News: 2013-09-22. 三陸鉄道、島越駅駅舎再建に遅れ. Yomiuri Newspaper. 2014-01-11.
  4. News: 三陸鉄道 津波で全壊の駅舎を再建 . NHK News . 2014-07-27 . 2014-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140727052210/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140727/k10013324151000.html . 2014-07-27 . 《》
  5. Web site: http://www.sanrikutetsudou.com/rias-line/about/ . ja: 三陸鉄道はいま、ひとつにつながるリアス線 . ja. 14 June 2018.