Kazuma Station

Kazuma Station (鹿妻駅, Kazuma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kazuma Station

鹿妻駅
Kazuma Station, September 2007
LocationYamoto Anajiri, Higashimatsushima-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-0503
Japan
Coordinates38.4033°N 141.1902°E / 38.4033; 141.1902
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Senseki Line
Distance43.1 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 1, 1929
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Rikuzen-Ono
toward Aoba-dori
 Senseki Line Yamoto
toward Ishinomaki
Location
Kazuma Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Kazuma Station
Kazuma Station (Japan)

Lines

Kazuma Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 37.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Kazuma Station opened on June 1, 1929 as a station on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The Miyagi Electric Railway was nationalized on May 1, 1944. Operations were suspended for a one-year period between June 10, 1945 and June 10, 1946. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

The station was closed from March 11, 2011 due to damage to the line associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and services were replaced by provisional bus services.[1] Services reopened on March 17, 2012 between Rikuzen-Ono and Ishinomaki; services past Rikuzen-Ono the direction of Sendai was resumed on May 30, 2015.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company (September 1, 2011). 地震等による列車影響と運転見込みについて (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company. 2015.5.30(土)ダイヤ改正 仙石東北ライン開業 仙石線全線復旧 (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2015.

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