is a railway station in the city of
Åfunato
is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 35,452, and a population density of 110 persons per km2 in 14,895 households. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Åfunato is located in southeastern ...
in
Iwate Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the TÅhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture (behind Hokkaido) at , with a population of 1,165,886 (as of July 1, 2023). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Pre ...
, Japan, jointly operated by
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East), the third-sector operator
Sanriku Railway
The is a railway company in Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan. The company and its lines are also known as . The company was founded in 1981, as the first " third-sector" (half public, half private) railway line in the country, excluding specia ...
, and the freight operator
Iwate Development Railway.
Lines
Sakari Station is a terminus of the
Sanriku Railway Company
The is a railway company in Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan. The company and its lines are also known as . The company was founded in 1981, as the first " third-sector" (half public, half private) railway line in the country, excluding specia ...
âs
Rias Line and is 163.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus at . It was also a terminal station for the JR East Åfunato Line; however all rail services between and Sakari have been suspended indefinitely since the
2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami
On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 Japan Standard Time, JST (05:46:24 UTC), a 9.0â9.1 Submarine earthquake, undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the TÅhoku region. It lasted approx ...
and have been replaced by a
BRT
BRT may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* Bayrak Radio Television, a Turkish Cypriot broadcaster
* Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (now ''VRT''), a Flemish broadcaster
* Business Research and Training Center (BR&T), Ho Chi Minh Cit ...
system. The station is also served by the
Iwate Development Railway Company for freight operations.
Station layout
Sakari Station has one
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
and one
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed, and the JR East portion of the station has a ''
Midori no Madoguchi
, short for ''Magnetic-electronic Automatic'' ''Reservation System,'' is a train ticket reservation system used by the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and travel agencies in Japan. It was developed jointly by Hitachi and the former Ja ...
'' ticket office.
Platforms
History
Sakari Station opened on 19 September 1935 as a station on the Åfunato 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 Åfunato Line was privatized on 1 April 1987, becoming part of JR East.
During the 11 March
2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami
On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 Japan Standard Time, JST (05:46:24 UTC), a 9.0â9.1 Submarine earthquake, undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the TÅhoku region. It lasted approx ...
, the station was flooded and part of the tracks on both the Åfunato 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 . Services between Yoshihama and resumed on 5 April 2014.
Minami-Rias Line, a portion of Yamada Line, and Kita-Rias Line constitute Rias Line in 23 March 2019. Accordingly, the station became terminus of Rias Line.
Surrounding area
* Åfunato City Hall
* Åfunato Post Office
*
National Route 45
*
National Route 107
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
External links
JR East station information
Sanriku Railway station information
References
{{Rias Line
Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935
Åfunato Line
Åfunato, Iwate