Maeyachi Station

Railway station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
  • ■ Kesennuma Line
  • ■ Ishinomaki Line
Distance12.8 km from KogotaPlatforms1 side + 1 islandTracks3ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 28, 1912PassengersFY2018161 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Wakuya
towards Kogota
 Ishinomaki Line Kakeyama
towards Onagawa
Kesennuma Line Wabuchi
towards Yanaizu
Terminus Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Yanaizu
towards Sakari
Location
Maeyachi Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Maeyachi Station
Maeyachi Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
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Maeyachi Station is located in Japan
Maeyachi Station
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Maeyachi Station (前谷地駅, Maeyachi-eki) is a junction railway station located in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Maeyachi Station is served by both the Kesennuma Line and the Ishinomaki Line. It is the southern terminus of the Kesennuma Line and is located 12.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Ishinomaki Line at Kogota Station. Since the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, services beyond Yanaizu have been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line, which also operates starting from this station.[1]

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Ishinomaki Line for Kogota and Sendai
2 ■ Ishinomaki Line for Ishinomaki and Onagawa
■ Kesennuma Line for Yanaizu
3 ■ Ishinomaki Line for Kogota
for Ishinomaki
■ Kesennuma Line for Yanaizu

History

Maeyachi Station opened on October 28, 1912. The Yanaizu Line began operations from December 24, 1968 and was extended to Motoyoshi Station to become the Kesennuma Line in 1977.[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A train was derailed at the station on July 26, 2003 due to a magnitude 6.2 earthquake.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 161 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 気仙沼線における暫定的なサービス提供開始について [Start of Provisional Service on the Kesennuma Line] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR East. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-23.
  2. ^ "鉄道事故調査報告書 RA2004-4" [Railway Accident Investigation Report RA2004-4] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

Media related to Maeyachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ９】 陸前豊里⇒前谷地" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Toyosato Station to Maeyachi Station in 2009, passing Nonodake Station at around 03:35 minutes and Wabuchi Station at around 05:48 minutes, without stopping.