Yushima Station (Iwate) Explained

Yushima Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:油島駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Hanaizumi-cho Yushima-aze, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 029-3207
Country:Japan
Coordinates:38.7969°N 141.1755°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Tōhoku Main Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:427.0 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:1 July 1954
Map Type:Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in the city of Ichinoseki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yushima Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 427.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The platforms are not numbered. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Yushima Station opened on 1 July 1954. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Much of the station platform collapsed during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and was rebuilt by March 2012.

See also