Kurauchi Station
Kurauchi 蔵内 | |
|---|---|
 Kurauchi Station in June 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Motoyoshida-cho Uto 116, Kesennuma, Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市本吉町歌生116） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Kesennuma Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1977 |
Kurauchi Station (蔵内駅, Kurauchi-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Services have now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.
Lines
Kurauchi Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 46.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.
Station layout
Kurauchi Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kesennuma Line | ||||
| Rikuzen-Minato | - | Rikuzen-Koizumi | ||
History
Rikuzen-Koizumi Station opened on 11 December 1977. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Operations were discontinued after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and rail services have now been replaced by a Bus Rapid Transit Line.
Surrounding area
External links
Media related to Kurauchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information Template:Ja icon
- "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ４】 本吉⇒歌津" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Motoyoshi Station to Utatsu Station in 2009, passing through Rikuzen-Koizumi Station, Kurauchi Station, and Rikuzen-Minato Station at around 02:35, 03:55, 05:17 minutes, respectively, without stopping. Satellite photos (e.g., in Google Maps) showed that large sections of track and railway bridges were severely affected or washed away by the 2011 tsunami. Motoyoshi Station was undamaged, Rikuzen-Koizumi Station was destroyed, Kurauchi Station was damaged, and Rikuzen-Minato Station was destroyed.