Urashuku Station

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
Urashuku Station in April 2013
LocationUrashukuhama Urashuku, Onagawa-machi, Oshika-gun, Miyagi-ken 986-2231
Japan
Coordinates38°26′11″N 141°25′17″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ishinomaki Line
Distance37.0 km from Kogota
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 12, 1956
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Sawada
toward Kogota
Ishinomaki Line Onagawa
Terminus
Sawada
toward Sendai
Senseki-Tōhoku Line
     Rapid
Location
Urashuku Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Urashuku Station
Urashuku Station (Japan)

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.

Surrounding area

See also

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