Kami-Shishiori Station

Kamishishiori Station
上鹿折駅
Kamishishiori Station in April 2005
Location Kamihigashigawa 2, Kesennuma, Miyagi
（宮城県気仙沼市上東側2）
Japan
Coordinates 38°57′39″N 141°34′06″E / 38.960736°N 141.568222°E / 38.960736; 141.568222Coordinates: 38°57′39″N 141°34′06″E / 38.960736°N 141.568222°E / 38.960736; 141.568222
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Ōfunato Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
History
Opened 19 March 1932
Closed 11 March 2011
Location
Kamishishiori Station
Location within Japan

Kamishishiori Station (上鹿折駅, Kamishishiori-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was closed following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

Lines

Kamishishiori Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 69.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Kamishishiori Station had two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station was unattended.

Platforms

station side ■ Ōfunato Line for Rikuzen-Takata and Sakari
opp side ■ Ōfunato Line for Ichinoseki and Kesennuma

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōfunato Line
Shishiori-Karakuwa - Rikuzen-Yahagi

History

Kamishishiori Station opened on 19 March 1932. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Operations were suspended after the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and have been replaced by a provisional bus service.

Surrounding area

  • Kesennuma Shiroyama Elementary School
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