Horinai Station

Horinai Station

堀内駅
Horinai Station in May 2010
General information
LocationFudai-mura, Shimohei-gun, Iwate-ken 028-8301
Japan
Coordinates40°03′07.03″N 141°51′33.30″E / 40.0519528°N 141.8592500°E / 40.0519528; 141.8592500
Operated bySanriku Railway Company
Line(s) Rias Line
Distance143.4 km from Sakari
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 July 1975
Location
Horinai Station is located in Japan
Horinai Station
Horinai Station
Location within Japan

Horinai Station (堀内駅, Horinai-eki) is a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Rias Line located in the village of Fudai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Horinai Station is served by the Rias Line, and is located 143.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Station layout

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

Adjacent stations

Service
Sanriku Railway Company
Shiraikaigan   Local   Noda-Tamagawa

History

Horinai Station opened on 20 July 1975 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kuji Line. On 1 April 1984, upon the privatization of the Kuji Line, the station came under the control of the Sanriku Railway Company. Following the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, services on a portion of the Sanriku Railway were suspended. The portion from Rikuchū-Noda to Tanohata resumed operations on 1 April 2012. The station was used as the set for the fictional “Sodegahama Station” in the NHK morning television drama Amachan which aired from April to September 2013. 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

References

  1. ^ 三陸鉄道はいま、ひとつにつながるリアス線 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.