Tetaru Station

Tetaru Station
手樽駅
Tetaru Station, December 2012
Location Tetaru, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0211
Japan
Coordinates 38°23′14″N 141°05′35″E / 38.3872°N 141.0931°E / 38.3872; 141.0931Coordinates: 38°23′14″N 141°05′35″E / 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
Location
Tetaru Station
Location within Japan

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).

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.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Senseki Line
Takagimachi   Local   Rikuzen-Tomiyama

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

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.
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