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Former railway station in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Shishiori-Karakuwa Station
鹿折唐桑駅
Shishiori-Karakuwa Station in July 2009
General information
LocationKamihigashigawa 2, Kesennuma, Miyagi
（宮城県気仙沼市新浜町一丁目8）
Japan
Coordinates38°54′56″N 141°34′46″E / 38.915498°N 141.579556°E / 38.915498; 141.579556
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōfunato Line
Platforms1 side platform
History
Opened19 March 1932
Closed11 March 2011
Previous namesShishiori (until 1985)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Naiwan-Iriguchi (Yōkamachi)towards Maeyachi Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Hachiman-Ohashitowards Sakari
KesennumaTerminus Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRTbranch service Kami-ShishioriTerminus
Former services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kesennumatowards Ichinoseki Ōfunato Line Kami-Shishioritowards Sakari
Location
Shishiori-Karakuwa Station is located in JapanShishiori-Karakuwa StationShishiori-Karakuwa StationLocation within Japan
Shishiori-Karakuwa Station after the 2011 Tsunami

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station (鹿折唐桑駅, Shishiori-Karakuwa-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Lines

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 64.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station had a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station was unattended.

History

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station opened on 19 March 1932 as Shishiori Station (鹿折駅, Shishiori eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 November 1986. 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 completely destroyed by the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Surrounding area

  • Kesennuma Shishiori Elementary School
  • Kesennuma Shishiori Middle School
  • Kesennuma Shishiori Post Office

External links

Media related to Shishiori-Karakuwa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Ōfunato Line

Stations in Italics were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and are currently being served by a Bus Rapid Transit line.

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