Shishiori-Karakuwa Station

鹿折唐桑駅

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station in July 2009

General information

Location

Kamihigashigawa 2, Kesennuma, Miyagi
（宮城県気仙沼市新浜町一丁目8）
Japan

Coordinates

38°54′56″N 141°34′46″E / 38.915498°N 141.579556°E

Operated by

JR East

Line(s)

■ Ōfunato Line

Platforms

1 side platform

History

Opened

19 March 1932

Closed

11 March 2011

Previous names

Shishiori (until 1985)

Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Naiwan-Iriguchi (Yōkamachi) towards Maeyachi		Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT		Hachiman-Ohashi towards Sakari
Kesennuma Terminus		Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT branch service		Kami-Shishiori Terminus

Former services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kesennuma towards Ichinoseki		Ōfunato Line		Kami-Shishiori towards Sakari

Location

Shishiori-Karakuwa Station

Location within Japan

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 The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.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.