Tofugaura-Kaigan Station
Tofugaura-Kaigan Station 十府ヶ浦海岸駅 | |||||
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 Tofugaura-Kaigan Station in May 2017 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Noda, Noda-mura, Kunohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-8201 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 40°6′2.8″N 141°49′25.3″E / 40.100778°N 141.823694°E | ||||
| Operated by | Sanriku Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Rias Line | ||||
| Distance | 149.6 km from Sakari | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 25 March 2017 | ||||
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Tofugaura-Kaigan Station (十府ヶ浦海岸駅, Tofugaura-Kaigan-eki) is a railway station on the Rias Line in the village of Noda, Iwate, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Sanriku Railway.
Lines
[edit]Tofugaura-Kaigan Station is served by the 149.6 km (93.0 mi) Rias Line between Sakari and Kuji. Located between Noda-Tamagawa and Rikuchū-Noda stations, it lies 149.6 km (93.0 mi) from the starting point of the line at Sakari.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unstaffed.[1]
Adjacent stations
[edit]| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Rias Line | ||||
| Noda-Tamagawa | Local | Rikuchū-Noda | ||
History
[edit]Initially given the provisional name Komeda Station (米田駅), construction work on the new station started on 3 August 2016.[2] The name Tofugaura-Kaigan for the station was selected and formally announced in November 2016.[1] The station opened on 25 March 2017.[1][3] 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.[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 北リアス線新駅「十府ヶ浦海岸」駅名決定・駅の愛称公募 [New Kita-Rias Line station to be named "Tofugaura-Kaigan"]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ ＜三鉄＞北リアス線「米田駅」を着工 [Work starts on Sanriku Railway Kita-Rias Line Komeda Station]. Kahoku Shimpo Online News (in Japanese). Japan: Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co., Ltd. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "北リアス線新駅「十府ヶ浦海岸」駅名決定と駅の愛称公募のお知らせ" (Press release). 三陸鉄道. 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ 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
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- Official website (in Japanese)