Iwaizumi-Omoto Station

Iwaizumi-Omoto Station 岩泉小本駅
Omoto Station in May 2010
General information
Location	Omoto, Iwaizumi-machi, Shimohei-gun, Iwate-ken 027-0421 Japan
Coordinates	39°50′33.4″N 141°57′30.5″E
Operated by	Sanriku Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Rias Line
Distance	117.1 km from Sakari
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1984
Previous names	Omoto Station (to 2015)
Location Iwaizumi-Omoto Station Location within Japan

Iwaizumi-Omoto Station (岩泉小本駅, Iwaizumi-Omoto-eki) is a railway station on the North Rias Line in the town of Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by Sanriku Railway.

Lines

Omoto Station is served by the Rias Line, and lies 117.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Station layout

Omoto Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station building is staffed, and also serves as the Iwaizumi Disaster Relief Centre as well as the Iwaizumi Tourist Information Centre.

Platforms

1	■ Rias Line	for Miyako, Kamaishi, and Sakari
2	■ Rias Line	for Kuji

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Rias Line
Settai		Local		Shimanokoshi

History

The station, originally named Omoto Station (小本駅, Omoto-eki), opened on 1 April 1984.

During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, part of the tracks and the station building at Shimanoshi were swept away, suspending services on a portion of the Sanriku Railway. However, the section of the line from Omoto to Tarō reopened on 29 March 2011, and the section from Omoto to Tanohata reopened on 6 April 2014.[1]

From 27 December 2015, the station was renamed Iwaizumi-Omoto Station. The renaming was at the request of the town of Iwaizumi, as no stations serving the town contain the name "Iwaizumi" following the closure of the JR East Iwaizumi Line and Iwaizumi Station in 2014.[2]

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.[3]

Surrounding area

• National Route 45
• National Route 455
• Omoto Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 三鉄が4月全線再開　南リアス線5日、北リアス線6日 [Sanriku Railway to fully reopen in April - South Rias Line on 5th and North Rias Line on 6th]. Iwate Nippo. 2014-01-02. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
2. 三陸鉄道 小本駅駅名変更 [Sanriku Railway Omoto Station to be renamed]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
3. 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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)