Tarō Station

Tarō Station (田老駅, Tarō-eki) is a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Rias Line located in the city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Tarō Station 田老駅
Tarō Station in May 2010
General information
Location	Tarō-aze Kobayashi, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 027-0000 Japan
Coordinates	39°43′54.47″N 141°57′52.74″E
Operated by	Sanriku Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Rias Line
Distance	104.7 km from Miyako
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 February 1972
Passengers
FY2015	57 daily
Location Tarō Station Location within Japan

Lines

Tarō Station is served by the Rias Line, and is located 104.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Station layout

Tarō Station has a single island platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Sanriku Railway	for Miyako, Kamaishi, and Sakari
2	■ Sanriku Railway	for Kuji

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Sanriku Railway Company
Sabane		Local		Shin-Tarō

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, 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. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by 57 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• National Route 45
• Tarō Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)