Train stops at station repaired after tsunami damage

Train stops at station repaired after tsunami damage

MORIOKA, Japan - A train of Sanriku Railway Co.'s North Rias Line stops at Shimanokoshi Station in Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 27, 2014, as it reopens after virtual completion of repair work from devastation inflicted by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011.

Tsunami-hit railway station resumes operation

Tsunami-hit railway station resumes operation

MORIOKA, Japan - Shimanokoshi Station of Sanriku Railway Co.'s North Rias Line in Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, resumes operation on July 27, 2014, after virtual completion of repair work from devastation inflicted by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011,.

Monument for poet Miyazawa survives tsunami

Monument for poet Miyazawa survives tsunami

TANOHATA, Japan - A monument engraved with a poem by well-known writer Kenji Miyazawa stands amid rubble in the village of Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. The monument was erected in 1997 in front of Sanriku Railway Co.'s Shimanokoshi Station, which was washed away by the March 11 tsunami.

Monument for poet Miyazawa survives tsunami

Monument for poet Miyazawa survives tsunami

TANOHATA, Japan - A monument engraved with a poem by well-known writer Kenji Miyazawa stands amid rubble in the village of Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. The monument was erected in 1997 in front of Sanriku Railway Co.'s Shimanokoshi Station, which was washed away by the March 11 tsunami. (Kyodo)

Train stops at station repaired after tsunami damage

Train stops at station repaired after tsunami damage

MORIOKA, Japan - A train of Sanriku Railway Co.'s North Rias Line stops at Shimanokoshi Station in Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 27, 2014, as it reopens after virtual completion of repair work from devastation inflicted by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011. (Kyodo)

Tsunami-hit railway station resumes operation

Tsunami-hit railway station resumes operation

MORIOKA, Japan - Shimanokoshi Station of Sanriku Railway Co.'s North Rias Line in Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, resumes operation on July 27, 2014, after virtual completion of repair work from devastation inflicted by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011,. (Kyodo)