Horei Station (甫嶺駅, Horei-eki) was a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Rias Line located in the city of Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is 14.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Horei Station

甫嶺駅
Horei Station in May 2010
General information
LocationSanriku-cho Okirai-aze Horei, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate-ken 022-0101
Japan
Coordinates39°05′36.3″N 141°48′23.5″E / 39.093417°N 141.806528°E / 39.093417; 141.806528
Operated bySanriku Railway Company
Line(s) Rias Line
Distance14.3 km from Sakari
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1973
Previous names8
Location
Horei Station is located in Japan
Horei Station
Horei Station
Location within Japan

Station layout

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Horei Station has a single elevated side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is no station building, just a shelter on the platform.

History

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Horei Station opened on 1 July 1973, as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). It was privatized on 1 April 1984, becoming a station on the Sanriku Railway. During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, part of the tracks on the Minami-Rias Line were swept away, thus suspending services. The line resumed operations on 3 April 2013, between Sakari and Yoshihama. Services between Yoshihama and Kamaishi resumed on 5 April 2014. 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.[1]

Adjacent stations

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Service
Sanriku Railway Company
Koishihama   Local   Sanriku

Surrounding area

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  • Horei Elementary School
  • Onizawa Fishing Port

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 三陸鉄道はいま、ひとつにつながるリアス線 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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