Operated by JR East Passengers (FY2012) 162 daily Opened 1935 | Line(s) Yamada Line Address Japan | |
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Location Kawamukai-cho 8-13, Yamada, Shimohei, Iwate
（岩手県下閉伊郡山田町川向町8-13）
Japan Similar Iwate‑Funakoshi Station, Toyomane Station, Orikasa Station, Tsugaruishi Station, Ōtsuchi Station | ||
Rikuchū-Yamada Station (陸中山田駅, Rikuchū-Yamada-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station was destroyed during 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and operations have been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.
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Lines
Rikuchū-Yamada Station was served by the Yamada Line, and was located 128.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.
Station layout
Rikuchū-Yamada Station had two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station was staffed and had a Green Window ticket counter.
History
Rikuchū-Yamada Station opened on 17 November 1935. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was destroyed in the fire which followed the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.