Urashuku Station (浦宿駅, Urashuku-eki) is a railway station in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Urashuku Station 浦宿駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Urashuku Station in April 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Urashukuhama Urashuku, Onagawa-machi, Oshika-gun, Miyagi-ken 986-2231 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°26′11″N 141°25′17″E / 38.436518°N 141.421444°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ishinomaki Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 37.0 km (23.0 mi) from Kogota | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 February 1956 | ||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Urashuku Station is served by the Ishinomaki Line, and is located 37.0 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 edit
The station has one side platform, serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
History edit
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.
Adjacent stations edit
Surrounding area edit
National Route 398- Mangoku-Ura lake
Gallery edit
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A Local Ishinomaki Line train headed towards Ishinomaki -
Old station structure with barrier-free access in February 2007, prior to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
See also edit
External links edit
Media related to Urashuku Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)