Yanaizu Station (Miyagi)

Yanaizu Station (柳津駅, Yanaizu-eki) is a junction railway station located in the city of Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) . Since the 2011 tsunami, the station has become the de facto terminal station of the Kesennuma Line, with services beyond the station replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Yanaizu Station

柳津駅
Yanaizu Station in July 2019
General information
LocationTsuyama-cho Yanaizu-aze Tanigi 196, Tome-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-0401
Japan
Coordinates38°36′42.34″N 141°18′20.66″E / 38.6117611°N 141.3057389°E / 38.6117611; 141.3057389
Line(s) Kesennuma Line
Distance17.6 km from Maeyachi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 24, 1968
Passengers
FY201843 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mitakedō
towards Kogota
Kesennuma Line Terminus
Maeyachi
Terminus
Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Rikuzen-Yokoyama
towards Sakari
Location
Yanaizu Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Yanaizu Station
Yanaizu Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Yanaizu Station is located in Japan
Yanaizu Station
Yanaizu Station
Yanaizu Station (Japan)

Lines

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Yanaizu Station is served by the Kesennuma Line, and is located 17.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

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Yanaizu Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Kesennuma Line for Maeyachi and Kogota
2  Kesennuma Line service suspended

History

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Yanaizu Station opened on October 24, 1968. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Since the 2011 tsunami, the station has become the de facto terminal station of the Kesennuma Line, with services beyond the station replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 43 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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