Wakinosawa Station

Wakinosawa Station
Wakinosawa Station; 脇ノ沢駅
	Wakinosawa Station in September 2013
Location	Yonezaki-cho Wakinosawa 123, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate-ken 029-2206; Japan
Coordinates	39°00′24″N 141°39′26″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōfunato Line
Distance	88.3 km from Ichinoseki
Platforms	1 side platform
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1933
Closed	11 March 2011
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	15 daily
Services
Former services
Location
	Wakinosawa Station Location within Japan

Wakinosawa Station (脇ノ沢駅, Wakinosawa-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station, as well as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

Lines

Wakinosawa Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 88.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Wakinosawa Station had a single side platform, serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

History

Wakinosawa Station opened on 15 December 1933. On 23 May 1960, a tsunami caused by the Great Chilean earthquake submerged both this station and neighbouring Otomo Station, making the line temporarily impassable until the water is removed. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was one of six stations on the Ōfunato Line destroyed by the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Services have now been replaced by a BRT.

Surrounding area

Fumon-in temple

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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