Rikuzen-Takata 陸前高田 | |||||||||||||||
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 Rikuzen-Takata Station in December 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Takata-cho Naruishi 42-5, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate-ken 029-2205 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°00′46″N 141°37′33″E / 39.012737°N 141.625889°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōfunato Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 85.4 km from Ichinoseki | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 1933 | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | 11 March 2011 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2010 | 220 daily | ||||||||||||||
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  Rikuzen-Takata Location within Japan | |||||||||||||||
Rikuzen-Takata Station (陸前高田駅, Rikuzen-Takata-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station, as well as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.
Lines
Rikuzen-Takata Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 85.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.
Station layout
Rikuzen-Takata Station had two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ōfunato Line | for Sakari |
| 2 | ■ Ōfunato Line | for Ichinoseki and Kesennuma |
History
Rikuzen-Takata Station opened on 15 December 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was one of six stations on the Ōfunato Line destroyed by the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which also killed the station staff. Services have now been replaced by a BRT.
Surrounding area
- Rikuzen-Takata city hall
- Rikuzen-Takata bus terminal
- Rikuzen-Takata Post Office
- Takata-matsubara
See also
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
This page was last edited on 2 November 2023, at 10:29