Higashi-Yamoto Station

Railway station in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yamoto
towards Aoba-dori
 Senseki Line Rikuzen-Akai
towards Ishinomaki
Location
Higashi-Yamoto Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Higashi-Yamoto Station
Higashi-Yamoto Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
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Higashi-Yamoto Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Yamoto Station
Higashi-Yamoto Station
Higashi-Yamoto Station (Japan)
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Higashi-Yamoto Station (東矢本駅, Higashi-Yamoto-eki) is a railway station in the city of Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Yamoto Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 41.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving single bi-directional. The station is unattended.

History

Higashi-Yamoto Station opened on March 31, 1987, the day before the JNR was privatized, becoming JR East.

The station was closed from March 11, 2011 due to damage to the line associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and services were replaced by provisional bus services.[1] Services reopened on July 16, 2011 to Ishinomaki and on March 17, 2012 to Rikuzen-Ono; services past Rikuzen-Ono the direction of Sendai were resumed on May 30, 2015.[2]

Surrounding area

  • National Route 45

See also

References

  1. ^ Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company (September 1, 2011). 地震等による列車影響と運転見込みについて (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company. 2015.5.30(土)ダイヤ改正 仙石東北ライン開業 仙石線全線復旧 (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2015.

External links

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Stations of the Senseki Line