Yamada Line

This article is about the railway line in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. For the railway line in Mie Prefecture, Japan, see Kintetsu Yamada Line.

Yamada Line Train (at Kawauchi Station, 2004)

Yamada Line Train (between Kami-Yonai and Ōshida Stations, 2004)

Old type Yamada Line diesel cars (right) and new type ones (left) (at Miyako Station, 2002)

line map

The Yamada Line (山田線) is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs from Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture to Kamaishi Station in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture via Miyako Station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture. From Kamaishi Station to Miyako Station, trains go by the Sanriku-Kaigan Sea. The tracks from Miyako Station to Morioka Station go deep into the mountains along the Hei River.

The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami destroyed much of the rail and many stations between Miyako and Kamaishi. As of January, 2012, service has not resumed on this portion of the Yamada line. JR East has officially proposed that this section of the line be scrapped and the right-of-way used as a bus rapid transit (BRT) route.

Line information

• Length: 157.5 km
• Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
• Number of stations: 30
• Double track: None
• Electrification: Not electrified

Stations

Station	Japanese	Distance (km) (from Morioka)	Transfers	Location
Morioka	盛岡	0.0	Tōhoku Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line, Tazawako Line, Iwate Ginga Line	Morioka	Iwate Prefecture
Kami-Morioka	上盛岡	2.8
Yamagishi	山岸	4.9
Kami-Yonai	上米内	9.9
Ōshida	大志田	19.2
Asagishi	浅岸	27.6
Kuzakai	区界	35.6		Miyako
Matsukusa	松草	43.6
Hiratsuto	平津戸	52.2
Kawauchi	川内	61.5
Hakoishi	箱石	65.7
Rikuchū-Kawai	陸中川井	73.5
Haratai	腹帯	82.6
Moichi	茂市	87.0	Iwaizumi Line (A few through services to Miyako)
Hikime	蟇目	91.5
Kebaraichi	花原市	94.2
Sentoku	千徳	98.8
Miyako	宮古	102.1	Sanriku Railway Kita-Rias Line (A few through services to Kamaishi and Sakari)
Sokei	磯鶏	104.1
Tsugaruishi	津軽石	111.3
Toyomane	豊間根	117.5		Yamada
Rikuchū-Yamada	陸中山田	128.6
Orikasa	織笠	130.8
Iwate-Funakoshi	岩手船越	133.6
Namiita-Kaigan	浪板海岸	140.0		Ōtsuchi
Kirikiri	吉里吉里	141.8
Ōtsuchi	大槌	145.2
Unosumai	鵜住居	149.2		Kamaishi
Ryōishi	両石	151.4
Kamaishi	釜石	157.5	Kamaishi Line, Sanriku Railway Minami-Rias Line (A few through services from Yamada Line to both lines)