Urashuku_Station

Urashuku Station

Urashuku Station

Railway station in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

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).

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Lines

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

The station has one side platform, serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

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.

Adjacent stations

JR East
■Ishinomaki Line・■■Senseki-Tohoku Line
■Rapid・■Local
Sawada - Sta.Urashuku - Onagawa

Surrounding area

See also

Media related to Urashuku Station at Wikimedia Commons
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