Hosoura Station

Former railway station in Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Goishi Kaiganguchi
towards Maeyachi
Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Ofunato Marumori
towards Sakari
Former services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Otomo
towards Ichinoseki
Ōfunato Line Shimofunato
towards Sakari

Hosoura Station (細浦駅, Hosoura-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Ōfunato, 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as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.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

Hosoura Station was served by the Ōfunato Line and was located 97.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

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

History

Hosoura Station opened on December 15, 1933. 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 March 11, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Surrounding area

External links

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Stations of the Ōfunato Line


39°00′57″N 141°42′49″E / 39.015738°N 141.713556°E / 39.015738; 141.713556