Tanohata Station

Tanohata Station 田野畑駅
Tanohata Station in March 2010
General information
Location	Wano Dai-2 jiwari 46-16, Tanohata-mura, Shimohei-gun, Iwate-ken 028-8407 Japan
Coordinates	39°56′2.44″N 141°56′1.35″E
Operated by	Sanriku Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Rias Line
Distance	127.6 km from Sakari
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1984
Location Tanohata Station Location within Japan

Tanohata Station (田野畑駅, Tanohata-eki) is a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Rias Line located in the village of Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Tanohata Station is served by the Rias Line, and is located 127.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Sanriku Railway	for Miyako, Kamaishi, and Sakari
2	■ Sanriku Railway	for Kuji

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Sanriku Railway Company
Shimanokoshi		Local		Fudai

History

Tanohata Station opened on 1 April 1984, the same day of the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) Kuji Line (which became the Sanriku Railway Company). During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, much of the surrounding area was destroyed by a 20 metres (66 ft) tsunami, which also swept away parts of the tracks and suspending services on a portion of the Sanriku Railway. However, the station building survived, and the portion of the line from Rikuchū-Noda to Tanohata resumed operations on 1 April 2012.,^[1] and services were extended to Omoto on 6 April 2014.^[2]。The station was used as the set for the fictional “Hatano Station” in the NHK morning television drama Amachan which aired from April to September 2013. Minami-Rias Line, a portion of Yamada Line, and Kita-Rias Line constitute Rias Line on 23 March 2019. Accordingly, this station became an intermediate station of Rias Line.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Hiraiga Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "三陸鉄道：陸中野田－田野畑で運転再開". Mainichi Shimbun. 2012-04-01. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
2. "三鉄が4月全線再開　南リアス線5日、北リアス線6日". Iwate Nippo. 2014-01-02. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
3. 三陸鉄道はいま、ひとつにつながるリアス線 (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 June 2018.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)