Wakinosawa Station

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as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Wakinosawa Station

脇ノ沢駅
Wakinosawa Station in September 2013
LocationYonezaki-cho Wakinosawa 123, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate-ken 029-2206
Japan
Coordinates39°00′24″N 141°39′26″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōfunato Line
Distance88.3 km from Ichinoseki
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 December 1933
Closed11 March 2011
Passengers
FY201515 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Takata Hospital
toward Maeyachi
 Kesennuma / Ofunato BRT Nishishita
toward Sakari
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Rikuzen-Takata
toward Ichinoseki
 Ōfunato Line Otomo
toward Sakari
Location
Wakinosawa Station
Location within Japan

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 Services have now been replaced by a BRT.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

See also
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