Tarō Station

Tarō Station
田老駅

Tarō Station in May 2010
Location Tarō-aze Kobayashi, Miyako, Iwate
(岩手県宮古市田老字小林)
Japan
Operated by Sanriku Railway Company
Line(s) Kita-Rias Line
History
Opened 1972

Tarō Station (田老駅 Tarō-eki) was a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Kita-Rias Line located in the city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It was 12.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Miyako Station.

Station layout

Tarō Station has a single island platform.

Platforms

1  Sanriku Railway for Miyako
2  Sanriku Railway for Kuji

History

Tarō Station opened on 27 February 1972 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kuji Line. On 1 April 1984, upon the privatization of the Kuji Line, the station came under the control of the Sanriku Railway Company. During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, part of the tracks and the station building at Shimanokoshi were swept away, thus suspending services on a portion of the Sanriku Railway. However, the portion of the line from Miyako to Tarō resumed operations on 20 March 2011, and the portion from Tarō to Omoto from 29 March 2011.

Adjacent stations

Service
Sanriku Railway Company
Sabane   Local   Settai

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 39°43′54.47″N 141°57′52.74″E / 39.7317972°N 141.9646500°E / 39.7317972; 141.9646500

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