Urashuku Station

浦宿駅
Urashuku Station in April 2013
General information
LocationUrashukuhama Urashuku, Onagawa-machi, Oshika-gun, Miyagi-ken 986-2231
Japan
Coordinates38°26′11″N 141°25′17″E / 38.436518°N 141.421444°E / 38.436518; 141.421444
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)     Ishinomaki Line
Distance37.0 km (23.0 mi) from Kogota
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened12 February 1956 (1956-02-12)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sawada
towards Kogota
Ishinomaki Line Onagawa
Terminus
Sawada
towards Sendai
Senseki-Tōhoku Line
Rapid
Location
Urashuku Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Urashuku Station
Urashuku Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Urashuku Station is located in Tohoku, Japan
Urashuku Station
Urashuku Station
Urashuku Station (Tohoku, Japan)
Urashuku Station is located in Japan
Urashuku Station
Urashuku Station
Urashuku Station (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).

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

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