Previous names Omoto (until 2015) Opened 1984 | Line(s) North Rias Line Address Japan | |
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Iwaizumi-Omoto Station (岩泉小本駅, Iwaizumi-Omoto-eki) is a railway station on the North Rias Line in the town of Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by Sanriku Railway.
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Lines
Omoto Station is served by the North Rias Line, and lies 25.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Miyako Station.
Station layout
Omoto Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage.
History
The station, originally named Omoto Station (小本駅, Omoto-eki), opened on 1 April 1984.
During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, part of the tracks and the station building at Shimanoshi were swept away, thus suspending services on a portion of the Sanriku Railway. However, the section of the line from Omoto to Tarō reopened on 29 March 2011, and the section from Omoto to Tanohata reopened on 6 April 2014.
From 27 December 2015, the station was renamed Iwaizumi-Omoto Station. The renaming was at the request of the town of Iwaizumi, as no stations serving the town contain the name "Iwaizumi" following the closure of the JR East Iwaizumi Line and Iwaizumi Station in 2014.