Yamaguchi Danchi Station

Yamaguchi Danchi Station 山口団地駅
Yamaguchi Danchi Station in October 2010
Location	Yamaguchi 3-203-1, Miyako, Iwate （岩手県宮古市山口三丁目203-1） Japan
Operated by	Sanriku Railway Company
Line(s)	Kita-Rias Line
History
Opened	2010

Yamaguchi Danchi Station (山口団地駅, Yamaguchi Danchi-eki) was a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Kita-Rias Line located in the city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is 1.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Miyako Station.

Station layout

Yamaguchi Danchi Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform.

History

Yamaguchi Danchi Station opened on 16 October 2010. During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, part of the tracks and the station building at Shimanokoshi were swept away, thus suspending services on a portion of the Sanriku Railway. However, the portion of the line from Miyako to Tarō resumed operations on 20 March 2011.

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Sanriku Railway Company
Miyako		Local		Ichinowatari

Surrounding area

Yamaguchi Danchi public housing

External links

Sanriku Railway station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Sanriku Railway North Rias Line

Miyako Yamaguchi Danchi Ichinowatari Sabane Tarō Settai Iwaizumi-Omoto Shimanokoshi Tanohata Fudai Shiraikaigan Horinai Noda-Tamagawa Rikuchū-Noda Rikuchū-Ube Kuji

Coordinates: 39°38′46.79″N 141°55′59.60″E / 39.6463306°N 141.9332222°E / 39.6463306; 141.9332222

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