Horei Station

Horei Station (甫嶺駅, Horei-eki) was a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Rias Line located in the city of Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is 14.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.

Horei Station 甫嶺駅
Horei Station in May 2010
General information
Location	Sanriku-cho Okirai-aze Horei, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate-ken 022-0101 Japan
Coordinates	39°05′36.3″N 141°48′23.5″E
Operated by	Sanriku Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Rias Line
Distance	14.3 km from Sakari
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 July 1973
Previous names	8
Location Horei Station Location within Japan

Station layout

Horei Station has a single elevated side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is no station building, just a shelter on the platform.

History

Horei Station opened on 1 July 1973, as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). It was privatized on 1 April 1984, becoming a station on the Sanriku Railway. During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, part of the tracks on the Minami-Rias Line were swept away, thus suspending services. The line resumed operations on 3 April 2013, between Sakari and Yoshihama. Services between Yoshihama and Kamaishi resumed on 5 April 2014. Minami-Rias Line, a portion of Yamada Line, and Kita-Rias Line constitute Rias Line on 23 March 2019. Accordingly, this station became an intermediate station of Rias Line.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Sanriku Railway Company
Koishihama		Local		Sanriku

Surrounding area

• Horei Elementary School
• Onizawa Fishing Port

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)