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

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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