Shishiori-Karakuwa Station

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station
鹿折唐桑駅
Shishiori-Karakuwa Station in July 2009
Location
Prefecture Miyagi
(See other stations in Miyagi)
City Kesennuma
Neighborhood etc. Kamihigashigawa 2
Postal code988 - 0005
(in Japanese)宮城県気仙沼市新浜町一丁目8
History
Year opened 1932
Former name Shishiori Station
Present name since 1985
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Ōfunato Line
Shishiori-Karakuwa Station after the 2011 Tsunami

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station (鹿折唐桑駅 Shishiori-Karakuwa-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

Lines

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 64.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōfunato Line
Kesennuma - Kami-Shishiori

History

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station opened on 19 March 1932 as Shishiori Station (鹿折駅, Shishiori eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 November 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was completely destroyed by the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Surrounding area

External links

Media related to Shishiori-Karakuwa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 38°54′56″N 141°34′46″E / 38.915498°N 141.579556°E