Fudōnosawa Station
Fudōnosawa Station (不動の沢駅, Fudōnosawa-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Services to the station have been suspended since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.
Fudōnosawa Station 不動の沢駅 | |||||||||||
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 Fudōnosawa Station in May 2013 | |||||||||||
| Location | Shitanda, Kesennuma, Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市四反田） Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°53′55″N 141°33′44″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kesennuma Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 69.6 km from Maeyachi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 October 1960 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 11 March 2011 | ||||||||||
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  Fudōnosawa Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
Lines
Fudōnosawa Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and is located 69.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.
Station layout
Fudōnosawa Station had one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station was unattended.
History
Fudōnosawa Station opened on 10 October 1960. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Services to the station have been suspended since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line, and the former platform and station building modified into a bus station.
Surrounding area
- Kesennuma General Hospital
- Japan National Route 45
External links
Media related to Fudōnosawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
- "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 １】 気仙沼⇒南気仙沼" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Kesennuma Station to Minami-Kesennuma Station in 2009, passing through Fudōnosawa Station at around 03:25 minutes without stopping. Satellite photos (e.g., in Google Maps) showed that sections of track near Minami-Kesennuma Station were severely affected by the 2011 tsunami. Kesennuma Station and Fudōnosawa Station were undamaged.