Tarō Station
Tarō Station 田老駅 | |
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 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
- National Route 45
- Tarō Post Office
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tarō Station. |
- Sanriku Railway station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°43′54.47″N 141°57′52.74″E / 39.7317972°N 141.9646500°E