Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station

Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station 陸前横山
Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station in July 2021
General information
Location	Tsuyama-cho Yokoyama Honcho 152, Tome, Miyagi （宮城県登米市津山町横山字本町152） Japan
Coordinates	38°37′51″N 141°21′14″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kesennuma Line
Distance	22.3 km from Maeyachi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 11, 1977
Closed	March 11, 2011
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yanaizu towards Maeyachi Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Rikuzen-Togura towards Sakari
Location Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station Location within Japan

Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station (陸前横山駅, Rikuzen-Yokoyama-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was undamaged by the 2011 tsunami; however services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Lines

Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station is served by the Kesennuma Line, and is located 22.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station had one side platform serving a single-bi-directional track. The station was unattended. This has been changed to a ground-level platform serving bus rapid transit service.

History

Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station opened on December 11, 1977. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Operations were discontinued after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. In 2018 the replacement bus rapid transit service was restored to a roadway on the former tracks.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 45
• Yokoyama Post Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ６】 志津川⇒陸前横山" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Shizugawa Station to Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station in 2009, passing Rikuzen-Togura Station at around 03:48 minutes without stopping. Satellite photos (e.g., in Google Maps) showed that some sections of the railway were completely washed away by the 2011 tsunami, particularly near the departure point of Shizugawa Station and the vicinity of Rikuzen-Togura Station, while other sections remained intact.
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ７】 陸前横山⇒柳津" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station to Yanaizu Station in 2009