The Yamada Line is a 157.5km line that connects Morioka Station and Kamaishi Station, but currently the section between Miyako Station and Kamaishi Station has been suspended since the Great East Japan Earthquake. When it opens, I would like to take on the challenge of conquering the entire Yamada Line, but JR East is proposing a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT). (Photo / The Yamada Line crosses the closed Heigawa River many times and crosses the bridge)

* After that, the section between Miyako Station and Kamaishi Station was transferred to Sanriku Railway.

山田線は盛岡駅と釜石駅を結ぶ延長157.5㎞の路線だが、現在宮古駅－釜石駅間は東日本大震災以来運休となっている。開通したら山田線全線制覇にチャレンジしたいものだが、JR東日本はバス高速輸送システム（ＢＲＴ）を提案している。（写真／山田線は幾度となく閉伊川と交差し橋を渡る）

※その後、宮古駅―釜石駅間は三陸鉄道に移管された。

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