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Maeyachi Station
Maeyachi Station (前谷地駅, Maeyachi-eki) is a junction railway station located in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). LinesMaeyachi Station is served by both the Kesennuma Line and the Ishinomaki Line. It is the southern terminus of the Kesennuma Line and is located 12.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Ishinomaki Line at Kogota Station. Since the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, services beyond Yanaizu have been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line, which also operates starting from this station.[1] Station layoutThe station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Platforms
HistoryMaeyachi Station opened on October 28, 1912. The Yanaizu Line began operations from December 24, 1968 and was extended to Motoyoshi Station to become the Kesennuma Line in 1977.[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A train was derailed at the station on July 26, 2003 due to a magnitude 6.2 earthquake.[2] Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 161 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] Surrounding area
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