Koishihama Station

Koishihama Station
恋し浜駅

Koishihama Station in May 2010
Location Sanriku-cho Ryōri-aze Koishihama, Ōfunato, Iwate
(岩手県大船渡市三陸町綾里字小石浜)
Japan
Operated by Sanriku Railway Company
Line(s) Minami-Rias Line
History
Opened 1985

Koishihama Station (恋し浜駅 Koishihama-eki) was a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Minami-Rias Line located in the city of Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is 12.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Station layout

Koishihama Station has a single elevated side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Koishihama Station opened on 16 October 1985 using the kanji Koishihama Station (小石浜駅). The name was changed to its present form on 20 July 2009. 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.

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Sanriku Railway Company
Ryōri   Local   Horei

Surrounding area

External links

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Coordinates: 39°03′14.6″N 141°47′56.6″E / 39.054056°N 141.799056°E / 39.054056; 141.799056

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