Rikuzen-Takata Station

Location
	Rikuzen-Takata Location within Japan

Rikuzen-Takata

陸前高田
Rikuzen-Takata; 陸前高田
	Rikuzen-Takata Station in December 2018
General information
Location	Takata-cho Naruishi 42-5, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate-ken 029-2205; Japan
Coordinates	39°00′46″N 141°37′33″E / 39.012737°N 141.625889°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōfunato Line
Distance	85.4 km from Ichinoseki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1933
Closed	11 March 2011
Passengers
FY2010	220 daily
Services
Former services
Location
Location
	Rikuzen-Takata Location within Japan

Rikuzen-Takata Station (陸前高田駅, Rikuzen-Takata-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as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

Lines

Rikuzen-Takata Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 85.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Rikuzen-Takata Station had two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

History

Rikuzen-Takata Station opened on 15 December 1933. 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, which also killed the station staff. Services have now been replaced by BRT.

Surrounding area

Rikuzen-Takata city hall
Rikuzen-Takata bus terminal
Rikuzen-Takata Post Office
Takata-matsubara

External links

Official website (in Japanese)