Wakinosawa Station Explained

Wakinosawa Station
Native Name:脇ノ沢駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Yonezaki-cho Wakinosawa 123, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate-ken 029-2206
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōfunato Line
Platforms:1 side platform
Distance:88.3 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:15 December 1933
Closed:11 March 2011
Passengers:15 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Other Services Header:Former services
Map Type:Japan

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as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.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 Services have now been replaced by a BRT.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

See also