Wakinosawa Station

39°00′24″N 141°39′26″E / 39.006563°N 141.65725°E / 39.006563; 141.65725Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Ōfunato LineDistance88.3 km from IchinosekiPlatforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 December 1933Closed11 March 2011PassengersFY201515 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Takata Hospital towards Maeyachi		Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT		Nishishita towards Sakari

Former services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Rikuzen-Takata towards Ichinoseki		Ōfunato Line		Otomo towards Sakari

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as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.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 Services have now been replaced by a BRT.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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links