Otomo Station

Former railway station in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

38°59′21″N 141°41′59″E / 38.989264°N 141.699639°E / 38.989264; 141.699639Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ōfunato LineDistance92.8 km from IchinosekiPlatforms2 side platformsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 December 1933Closed11 March 2011PassengersFY2010102 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Takata Hospital towards Maeyachi		Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT		Goishi Kaiganguchi towards Sakari

Former services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Wakinosawa towards Ichinoseki		Ōfunato Line		Hosoura towards Sakari

Location
Otomo Station Location within Japan

Otomo Station (小友駅, Otomo-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station, as well as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.^[1]

Lines

Otomo Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 92.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Otomo Station had two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station was staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Ōfunato Line	for Ichinoseki and Kesennuma
2	■ Ōfunato Line	for Sakari

History

Otomo Station opened on 15 December 1933. On 23 May 1960, a tsunami caused by the Great Chilean earthquake submerged both this station and neighbouring Wakinosawa Station, making the line temporarily impassable until the water is removed. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was one of six stations on the Ōfunato Line destroyed by the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Services have now been replaced by a BRT.