Toyomane Station
Toyomane Station (豊間根駅, Toyomane-eki) is a Sanriku Railway Company station located in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Toyomane Station 豊間根駅 | |
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 Toyomane Station in September 2007 | |
| Location | Toyomane Dai-3 jiwari, Yamada, Shimohei, Iwate （岩手県閉伊郡山田町豊間根第3地割） Japan |
| Operated by | Sanriku Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Rias Line |
| Distance | 76.6km from Sakari |
| History | |
| Opened | 1935 |
Lines
Toyomane Station is served by the Rias Line, and was located 76.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station. Formerly, it is served by the Yamada Line.
Station layout
Toyomane Station have a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.
History
Toyomane Station opened on 17 November 1935. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatisation 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- Todogasaki Lighthouse
- Toyomane Post Office
References
- 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)