Sanriku Railway Rias Line Some damage due to inflow of earth and sand, etc.Partial suspension 10/14 13:51
However, the Sanriku Railway Rias Line running through the coast of Iwate Prefecture, which opened in March, was damaged due to heavy rain caused by typhoon No. 19 and landslides on the railway track. The
According to Sanriku Railway, due to the heavy rain of Typhoon No. 19, there have been about 10 reports of inflows of earth and sand on the tracks and collapse of the slope, centering on the section between Miyako Station and Kamaishi Station. It means that
Among them, between Origasa Station and Iwate Funakoshi Station in Yamadacho, the embankment where the tracks were laid was run for about 20 meters, leaving the tracks floating in the air.
Sanriku Railway has been suspended between Kuji Station and Kamaishi Station from the 13th, and the investigation of the damage situation of the track will start in earnest from the 14th.
A man in his 70s living in Yamada-cho along the railway line said, “Sorry, this happened after the railway opened for the first time in 8 years since the earthquake. There are many elderly people in this area, and the Sanriku Railway can support their lives. I have a lot of people who want to recover quickly. ”