Settai Station
Settai Station is a railway station on the Sanriku Railway Company’s Rias Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Seta Station is served by the Rias Line, and is located 113.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sakari Station.
Station layout
Settai Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a rain shelter on the platform.
History
Settai Station opened on 1 April 1984, the same day of the privatization of the Japanese National Railways Kuji Line. During the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, part of the tracks and the station building at were swept away, thus suspending services on a portion of the Sanriku Railway. However, the portion of the line from Omoto to resumed operations on 29 March 2011, and the portion from Omoto to from 6 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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by 7 passengers daily.
Surrounding area