Rikuchū-Yamada Station

Rikuchū-Yamada Station 陸中山田駅
Rikuchū-Yamada Station in March 2019
General information
Location	Kawamukai-cho 8-13, Yamada, Shimohei, Iwate （岩手県下閉伊郡山田町川向町8-13） Japan
Operated by	Sanriku Railway
Line(s)	■ Rias Line
Distance	65.5km from Sakari
History
Opened	1935
Passengers
FY2012	162 daily

Rikuchū-Yamada Station (陸中山田駅, Rikuchū-Yamada-eki) is a Sanriku Railway Company station located in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Rikuchū-Yamada Station is served by the Rias Line, and was located 65.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station. Formerly, it was served by the Yamada Line.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Yamada Station had two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Rias Line
Orikasa		-	Toyomane

History

Rikuchū-Yamada Station opened on 17 November 1935. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was destroyed in the fire which followed the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. As of 2018, the station have been rebuilt along with the rest of the closed segment of the Yamada Line. It was transferred to the Sanriku Railway upon completion on 23 March 2019. This segment joined up with the Kita-Rias Line on one side and the Minami-Rias Line on the other, which together constitutes the entire Rias Line.[1] Accordingly, this station became an intermediate station of Rias Line.

Surrounding area

• National Route 45
• Yamada Town Hall
• Yamada Post Office
• Yamada Port

References

1. 東日本大震災 復興鉄路つながった　８年ぶり宮古－釜石、三陸鉄道に [Great East Japan Earthquake Railway have been rebuilt and connected after 8 years reconstruction between Miyako-Kamaishi, Sanriku Railway]. mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)

39.4633°N 141.9516°E / 39.4633; 141.9516