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Former railway station in Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Hosoura
細浦
Hosoura Station in December 2018
General information
LocationSuezaki-cho Hosoura 77, Ōfunato, Iwate
(岩手県大船渡市末崎町字細浦77)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Ōfunato Line
History
Opened1933
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Goishi Kaiganguchitowards Maeyachi Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Ofunato Marumoritowards Sakari
Former services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Otomotowards Ichinoseki Ōfunato Line Shimofunatotowards Sakari

Hosoura Station (細浦駅, Hosoura-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Ōfunato, 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as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.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

Hosoura Station was served by the Ōfunato Line and was located 97.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Hosoura Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

History

Hosoura Station opened on December 15, 1933. 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 March 11, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Surrounding area

External links

Stations of the Ōfunato Line

Stations in Italics were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and are currently being served by a Bus Rapid Transit line.


39°00′57″N 141°42′49″E / 39.015738°N 141.713556°E / 39.015738; 141.713556

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