Urashuku Station
Urashuku Station 浦宿駅 | |
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| Urashuku Station, April 2013 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Miyagi (See other stations in Miyagi) |
| District | Oshika |
| Town | Onagawa |
| Neighborhood etc. | Urashukuhama Urashuku |
| Postal code | 986-2231 |
| (in Japanese) | 宮城県牡鹿郡女川町浦宿浜字浦宿 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1956 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Ishinomaki Line |
Urashuku Station (浦宿駅 Urashuku-eki) is a railway station in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Urashuku Station is served by the Ishinomaki Line, and is located 37.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station. From the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011 until March 21, 2015 services past Urashuku were suspended, making Urashuku Station the effective terminus of the line.
Station layout
Urashuku Station has one side platform, serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ishinomaki Line | ||||
| Sawada | Local | Onagawa | ||
History
Urashuku Station opened on February 12, 1956. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. Operations of the line and the station were suspended by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Services were resumed on March 16, 2013; but remained suspended on the portion from Urashuku to Onagawa until services resumed on March 21, 2015.
Surrounding area
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Urashuku Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 38°26′11″N 141°25′17″E / 38.436518°N 141.421444°E