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as most of the structures in the surrounding area, was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.
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| Location | Suezaki-cho Hosoura 77, Ōfunato, Iwate （岩手県大船渡市末崎町字細浦77） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ōfunato Line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1933 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHosoura 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
editHosoura Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.
History
editHosoura 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
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National Route 45- Goishi Coast
- Hosoura Port
External links
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- JR East Station information (in Japanese)