Sakari Station
Sakari Station 盛駅 | |
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| Sakari Station in May 2013 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Iwate (See other stations in Iwate) |
| City | Ōfunato |
| Neighborhood etc. | Sakari-cho Higashi-machi ura 16 |
| Postal code | 022-0003 |
| (in Japanese) | 岩手県大船渡市盛町字東町裏16 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1935 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East Sanriku Railway Company Iwate Development Railway |
| Line(s) | Ōfunato Line Sanriku Railway Minami-Rias Line Iwate Development Railway Hikoroichi Line Iwate Development Railway Akasaki Line |
Sakari Station (盛駅 Sakari-eki) is a joint use railway station located in the city of Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the terminal station for the JR East Ōfunato Line and the Sanriku Railway Company’s Minami-Rias Line. It is also served by the Iwate Development Railway Company for freight operations.
Station layout
Sakari Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passage.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Ōfunato Line | siding |
| 2 | ■Ōfunato Line | for Kesennuma |
| 3 | ■Sanriku Railway Company | for Kamaishi |
History
Sakari Station opened on 19 September 1935 as a station on the Ōfunato Line. The Iwate Development Railway Company Hikoroichi Line connected to the station on 21 October 1950 and the Akasaki Line from 21 June 1957. The Minami-Rias Line began operations on 1 March 1970. The Minami-Rias Line was privatized to the Sanriku Railway Company on 1 April 1984, and the Ōfunato Line was privatized on 1 April 1987, becoming part of JR East.
During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the station was flooded and part of the tracks on both the Ōfunato Line and Minami-Rias Line were swept away, thus suspending services. The line resumed operations on the Minami-Rias Line on 3 April 2013 between Sakari and Yoshihama. Services between Yoshihama and Kamaishi resumed on 5 April 2014.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ōfunato Line | ||||
| Ōfunato | - | Terminus | ||
| Sanriku Railway Company | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Rikuzen-Akasaki | ||
Surrounding area
- Ōfunato City Hall
- Ōfunato Post Office
- Japan National Route 45
- Japan National Route 107
External links
- JR East station information (Japanese)
- Sanriku Railway station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 39°05′09″N 141°42′39″E / 39.08583°N 141.71083°E