Toyomane Station

Toyomane Station 豊間根駅
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	JR East
Line(s)	Yamada Line
History
Opened	1935

Toyomane Station (豊間根駅, Toyomane-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, operations at the station were suspended and have been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

Lines

Toyomane Station was served by the Yamada Line, and was located 117.5 rail kilometres from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Toyomane Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yamada Line
Tsugaruishi		-	Rikuchū-Yamada

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.

Surrounding area

National Route 45
Todogasaki Lighthouse
Toyomane Post Office

External links

JR East Station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Yamada Line

Section temporarily closed following 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami:

Coordinates: 39°32′03″N 141°55′29″E / 39.5343°N 141.9246°E / 39.5343; 141.9246

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