Tetaru Station

Tetaru Station (手樽駅, Tetaru-eki) is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Tetaru Station 手樽駅
Tetaru Station, December 2012
Location	Tetaru, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0211 Japan
Coordinates	38.3872°N 141.0931°E / 38.3872; 141.0931
Distance	27.3 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 10, 1928
Rebuilt	2015
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Takagimachi toward Aoba-dori Senseki Line Rikuzen-Tomiyama toward Ishinomaki
Location
Tetaru Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Tetaru Station Tetaru Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Tetaru Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 27.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

Tetaru Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

History

Tetaru Station opened on April 10, 1928 as a station on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. The station was closed from March 11, 2011 due to damage to the line associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and services replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit service.[1] The station was reopened on 30 May 2015.[2]

Surrounding area

• Miyagi Prefectural Route 27

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company (September 1, 2011). 地震等による列車影響と運転見込みについて (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
2. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company. 2015.5.30(土)ダイヤ改正 仙石東北ライン開業 仙石線全線復旧 (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)