Yanaizu Station (Miyagi)
Yanaizu Station 柳津駅 | |
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 Yanaizu Station in September 2012 | |
| Location |
Tsuyama-cho Yanaizu-aze Tanigi 196, Tome-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-0401 Japan |
| Line(s) | ■ Kesennuma Line |
| Distance | 17.6 km from Maeyachi |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | October 24, 1968 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2016) | 58 daily |
| Location | |
  Yanaizu Station Location within Japan | |
Yanaizu Station (柳津駅 Yanaizu-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Since the 2011 tsunami, the station has become the de facto terminal station of the Kesennuma Line, with services beyond the station replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.
Lines
Yanaizu Station is served by the Kesennuma Line, and is located 17.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.
Station layout
Yanaizu Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kesennuma Line | for Maeyachi and Kogota |
| 2 | ■ Kesennuma Line | service suspended |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kesennuma Line | ||||
| Mitakedō | Train | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | BRT | Rikuzen-Yokoyama | ||
History
Yanaizu Station opened on October 24, 1968. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Since the 2011 tsunami, the station has become the de facto terminal station of the Kesennuma Line, with services beyond the station replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 58 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 45
- Japan National Route 342
- Yanaizu Post Office
See also
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yanaizu Station (Miyagi). |
- Official website (in Japanese)
- "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ７】 陸前横山⇒柳津" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station to Yanaizu Station in 2009.
- "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ８】 柳津⇒陸前豊里" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Yanaizu Station to Rikuzen-Toyosato Station in 2009, passing Mitakedō Station at around 03:35 minutes without stopping.
Coordinates: 38°36′42.34″N 141°18′20.66″E / 38.6117611°N 141.3057389°E