Rikuzen Akasaki Station (陸前赤崎駅, Rikuzen-Akasaki-eki) was a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Rias Line located in the city of Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is 3.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Rikuzen-Akasaki Station 陸前赤崎駅
Rikuzen-Akasaki Station in May 2010
General information
Location	Akasaki-cho Daido, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate-ken 022-0007 Japan
Coordinates	39°04′6.8″N 141°44′27.7″E
Operated by	Sanriku Railway
Line(s)	■ Rias Line
Distance	3.7 km from Sakari
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 March 1970
Previous names	2
Location
Rikuzen-Akasaki Station Location within Japan

Station layout

Rikuzen-Akasaki Station has one elevated side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform.

History

Rikuzen-Akasaki Station opened on 1 March 1970 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.[1]

Adjacent stations

Surrounding area

• Port of Ōfunato

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rikuzen-Akasaki Station.

• Official website (in Japanese)