The Yamada Line (山田線, Yamada-sen?) is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs from Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate to Kamaishi Station in Kamaishi, Iwate via Miyako Station in Miyako, Iwate. From Kamaishi to Miyako, trains go by the Sanriku-Kaigan Sea. The tracks from Miyako Station to Morioka Station run deep into the mountains along the Hei River.
The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011 destroyed much of the tracks and many stations between Miyako and Kamaishi. As of March 2012, service has not resumed on this portion of the Yamada Line. In February 2012, JR East officially proposed that this section of the line be scrapped and the right-of-way used as a bus rapid transit (BRT) route.
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