Kurauchi Station

Kurauchi Station (蔵内駅, Kurauchi-eki^?) is located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Kesennuma, Miyagi.

It was damaged by the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

Line

Stations of the Kesennuma Line

(Stations in italics were formerly on the section destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and are currently served by a Bus Rapid Transit line.)

(Japanese) Kurauchi Station (JR East)
38°45′14″N 141°31′28″E / 38.753939°N 141.524306°E / 38.753939; 141.524306Coordinates: 38°45′14″N 141°31′28″E / 38.753939°N 141.524306°E / 38.753939; 141.524306
"JR気仙沼線【前面展望４】本吉⇒歌津" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Motoyoshi Station to Utatsu Station in 2009, passing through Rikuzen-Koizumi Station, Kurauchi Station, and Rikuzen-Minato Station at around 02:35, 03:55, 05:17 minutes, respectively, without stopping. Satellite photos (e.g., in Google Maps) showed that large sections of track and railway bridges were severely affected or washed away by the 2011 tsunami. Motoyoshi Station was undamaged, Rikuzen-Koizumi Station was destroyed, Kurauchi Station was damaged, and Rikuzen-Minato Station was destroyed.

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