Unosumai Station
Unosumai Station 鵜住居駅 | |
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 Unosumai Station in September 2007 | |
| Location |
Unosumai-chō 16, Kamaishi, Iwate （岩手県釜石市鵜住居町16） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Yamada Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1939 |
Unosumai Station (鵜住居駅 Unosumai-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station was washed away by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Since that time, operations have been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line. The station is being rebuilt as of 2018.
Lines
Unosumai Station was served by the Yamada Line, and was located 149.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.
Station layout
Unosumai Station had a single island platform connected to the station building, by an underground passage. The station was unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yamada Line | for Rikuchū-Yamada and Miyako |
| 2 | ■ Yamada Line | for Kamaishi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamada Line | ||||
| Ōtsuchi | - | Ryōishi | ||
History
Unosumai Station opened on 17 September 1939. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station (along with most of the surrounding area) was destroyed by the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
As of 2018, the station is being rebuilt along with the rest of the closed segment of the Yamada Line. It will be transferred to the Sanriku Railway upon completion.
Surrounding area
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Unosumai Station. |
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°19′38″N 141°53′17″E / 39.3271°N 141.8881°E