Ōtsuchi Station
Ōtsuchi Station (大槌駅, Ōtsuchi-eki) is a Sanriku Railway Company station located in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Ōtsuchi Station 大槌駅 | |
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 Ōtsuchi Station in March 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Honchō 1-1, Ōtsuchi, Kamihei, Iwate （岩手県上閉伊郡大槌町本町1-1） Japan |
| Operated by | Sanriku Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Rias Line |
| Distance | 48.9 km from Sakari |
| History | |
| Opened | 1938 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2012 | 76 daily |
Lines
Ōtsuchi Station was served by the Rias Line, and was located 48.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station. Formerly, it was served by the Yamada Line.
Station layout
Ōtsuchi Station has an island platform connected to the station building. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing.
History
Ōtsuchi Station opened on 5 April 1938. 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 by 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- Ōtsuchi Town Hall
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.