Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station
Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station (陸前横山駅, Rikuzen-Yokoyama-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was undamaged by the 2011 tsunami; however services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.
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 Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station in June 2007 | |||||||||||
| Location | Tsuyama-cho Yokoyama Honcho 152, Tome, Miyagi （宮城県登米市津山町横山字本町152） Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°37′51″N 141°21′14″E | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Kesennuma Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 22.3 km from Maeyachi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 11, 1977 | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 11, 2011 | ||||||||||
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Lines
Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station is served by the Kesennuma Line, and is located 22.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.
Station layout
Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station had one side platform serving a single-bi-directional track. The station was unattended. This has been changed to a ground-level platform serving bus rapid transit service.
History
Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station opened on December 11, 1977. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Operations were discontinued after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. In 2018 the replacement bus rapid transit service was restored to a roadway on the former tracks.
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 45
- Yokoyama Post Office
See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
- "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ６】 志津川⇒陸前横山" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Shizugawa Station to Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station in 2009, passing Rikuzen-Togura Station at around 03:48 minutes without stopping. Satellite photos (e.g., in Google Maps) showed that some sections of the railway were completely washed away by the 2011 tsunami, particularly near the departure point of Shizugawa Station and the vicinity of Rikuzen-Togura Station, while other sections remained intact.
- "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ７】 陸前横山⇒柳津" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station to Yanaizu Station in 2009