Rikuzen-Takata Station

39°00′46″N 141°37′33″E / 39.012737°N 141.625889°E / 39.012737; 141.625889Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Ōfunato LineDistance85.4 km from IchinosekiPlatforms2 side platformsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 December 1933Closed11 March 2011PassengersFY2010220 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Tochigasawa-Kouen towards Rikuzen-Yahagi		Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT branch service		Takatakoukomae towards Sakari
Kiseki-No-Ippommatsu towards Maeyachi		Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT

Former services

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

Location
Rikuzen-Takata Location within Japan

Rikuzen-Takata Station (陸前高田駅, Rikuzen-Takata-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as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

Rikuzen-Takata Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 85.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Rikuzen-Takata Station had two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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

Rikuzen-Takata Station opened on 15 December 1933. 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, which also killed the station staff. Services have now been replaced by BRT.

• Rikuzen-Takata city hall
• Rikuzen-Takata bus terminal
• Rikuzen-Takata Post Office
• Takata-matsubara

• List of railway stations in Japan