Yamashita Station (Miyagi)
Yamashita Station 山下駅 | |
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 The rebuilt elevated station in June 2016 | |
| Location |
Yamadera, Yamamoto-cho, Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-2111 Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Joban Line |
| Distance | 325.7 km from Nippori |
| Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Operation suspended since March 2011 |
| History | |
| Opened | May 10, 1949 |
| Rebuilt | 2016 |
| Location | |
  Yamashita Station Location within Japan | |
Yamashita Station (山下駅 Yamashita-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It has been closed since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, when the station building was severely damaged. It is scheduled to reopen at a new location in December 2016.
Lines
Yamashita Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 325.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
Yamashita Station had a single island platform and a side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station had a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joban Line | ||||
| Sakamoto | Local | Hamayoshida | ||
History
Yamashita Station opened on May 10, 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Services on the Joban Line between Hamayoshida Station and Soma Station have been suspended due to damage caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. The station is scheduled to reopen at a new location further inland on 10 December 2016.[1]
The former station building in December 2007
The closed station building in January 2013
The remains of the former station in July 2016
Surrounding area
- Yamamoto town hall
See also
References
- ↑ 常磐線 相馬～浜吉田間の運転再開について [Reopening of Joban Line between Soma and Hamayoshida]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
External links
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- JR East station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 37°58′03″N 140°54′02″E / 37.96750°N 140.90056°E