Otomo Station

小友駅
Otomo Station in December 2018
General information
LocationOtomo-cho Shimoniida 15, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate-ken 029-2207
Japan
Coordinates38°59′21″N 141°41′59″E / 38.989264°N 141.699639°E / 38.989264; 141.699639
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōfunato Line
Distance92.8 km from Ichinoseki
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 December 1933
Closed11 March 2011
Passengers
FY2010102 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Takata Hospital
towards Maeyachi
 Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Goishi Kaiganguchi
towards Sakari
Former services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Wakinosawa
towards Ichinoseki
 Ōfunato Line Hosoura
towards Sakari
Location
Otomo Station is located in Japan
Otomo Station
Otomo Station
Location within Japan

Otomo Station (小友駅, Otomo-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station, as well as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.[1]

Lines

Otomo Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 92.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Otomo Station had two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station was staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Ōfunato Line for Ichinoseki and Kesennuma
2 ■ Ōfunato Line for Sakari

History

Otomo Station opened on 15 December 1933. On 23 May 1960, a tsunami caused by the Great Chilean earthquake submerged both this station and neighbouring Wakinosawa Station, making the line temporarily impassable until the water is removed. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was one of six stations on the Ōfunato Line destroyed by the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Services have now been replaced by a BRT.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ "大船渡線・小友駅－さいきの駅舎訪問". ekisya.net. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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