Sanriku Station

Sanriku Station 三陸駅
Sanriku Station in September 2008
General information
Location	Sanriku-cho Okirai, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate-ken 022-0101 Japan
Coordinates	39°07′20.9″N 141°48′36″E
Operated by	Sanriku Railway Company
Line(s)	■Rias Line
Distance	17.0 km from Sakari
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 July 1973
Previous names	24
Location
Sanriku Station Location within Japan

Sanriku Station (三陸駅, Sanriku-eki) was a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Rias Line located in the city of Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is 17.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Station layout

Sanriku Station has a single elevated island platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Sanriku Railway	for Sakari
2	■ Sanriku Railway	for Kamaishi, Miyako and Kuji

History

Sanriku Station opened on 1 July 1973 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). It was privatized on 1 April 1984, becoming a station on the Sanriku Railway. During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, part of the tracks on the Minami-Rias Line were swept away, thus suspending services. The line resumed operations on 3 April 2013 between Sakari and Yoshihama. Services between Yoshihama and Kamaishi resumed on 5 April 2014. Minami-Rias Line, a portion of Yamada Line, and Kita-Rias Line constitute Rias Line in 23 March 2019. Accordingly, this station became an intermediate station of Rias Line.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Sanriku Railway Company
Horei		Local		Yoshihama

Surrounding area

• former Sanriku Town Hall
• Sanriku Post Office
• Japan National Route 45

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)