Sokei Station

Sokei Station 磯鶏駅
Sokei Station in September 2007
General information
Location	Sokei-Ishizaki 13, Miyako, Iwate （岩手県宮古市磯鶏石崎13） Japan
Operated by	Sanriku Railway
Line(s)	■ Rias Line
Distance	90.0 km from Sakari
History
Opened	1935

Sokei Station (磯鶏駅, Sokei-eki) is a Sanriku Railway Company station located in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Sokei Station is served by the Rias Line, and is located 90.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station. Formerly, it was served by the Yamada Line.

Station layout

Sokei Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Rias Line
Yagisawa Miyakotandai		-	Miyako

History

Sokei 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 April 1, 1987. Operations on the Yamada Line between Miyako Station and Kamaishi Station were suspended after the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. This segment of the Yamada Line have been rebuilt as of 2018. 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

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.

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