Yoshihama Station (Iwate) Explained

Yoshihama Station
Native Name:吉浜駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Sanriku-cho Yoshihama, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate-ken 022-0102
Country:Japan
Coordinates:39.1511°N 141.8364°W
Operator:Sanriku Railway
Line: Rias Line
Distance:21.6 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:1 July 1973
Former:15
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

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.

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 on 23 March 2019. Accordingly, this station became an intermediate station of Rias Line.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.