Rikuzen-Yahagi Station - Rikuzentakata

BRT Bus Poppo Rikuzentakata side departure station

It is currently the end point of the Iwate Prefecture side of the Ofunato BRT branch line.

The station building was dismantled and only the railroad tracks remained. There are some traffic lights left, but disassembling is a matter of time One history disappears

It is Ruyama Shikara station mark of JR Ootani line. Since the East Japan great earthquake tsunami did not suffer the damage, the station building, the home and the rail at that time are almost left as it is. Currently it seems to be used as a meeting place for local people, local people carefully maintain and manage. I would like you to leave this place as it is as a living witness who tells the history of the JR Ootani line.

Rikuzen Yahagi Station on BRT pass. I used it on the Ofunato line from Ichinoseki. Now change to Kesennuma Station for Sakai Train / Sakai to Rikuzentakata Station and Ofunato. There was a track in the mountainous area in the direction of Yahagi from Kesennuma on the Ofunato Line, but there was almost no abnormality. I don't know what the JR / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism made [Look at what]. The neighboring Takekoma Station and the pier were washed away by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The rumor was that the area around Rikuzen Yahagi Station was leveled to become [the main station of Rikuzentakata]. There were discussions at the city council in Ofunato and Rikuzentakata. If you come to Rikuzenyahagi Station, the Ofunato Line train pass will be convenient if you go to the Sori Station between JR and Sanriku Railways. [Commuting, going to school, going home, sightseeing] It will be convenient ... Although it was reported that there was not, local people want [restoration of train (railway)]‼ ️ In addition, a rumored story about the mayor of Miyagi saying “The train on the Ofunato Line may end in Kesennuma” is no longer the story of the mayor of coastal mayor of Iwate and Miyagi, and it becomes a “hard-line consultation” to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and JR East. Has it become difficult to recover? Both ... Governor of Iwate Prefecture: Minamisanriku Association, Kesennuma, Minamisanriku, Rikuzentakata, Ofunato, Kamaishi chief (mayor, deputy mayor, mayor, deputy mayor, etc.)・ I would like the Governor of Miyagi to go to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Regional Development Bureau, and make another effort to restore the railway. Don't give up ️ [Recovery cost] would require a huge amount of money, but if you consider that a tourist spot has been donated and donated (individuals and companies) in a disaster, you can try the same challenge I think. The total cost may not be collected, but the country, JR East, should consider the situation and consider [Railway Restoration Project]. Occasionally, when you pass by car, you see the inside of the car, but the passengers are sparse. Sometimes the [Zero] bus is a hybrid, but it is a waste of gasoline and not good for the environment. In that case, it would be more convenient to restore the Ofunato Line and increase the number of flights, which would be very convenient for commuting, going to school, going home, and sightseeing.