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railway station located in

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. The station was destroyed by the

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and surrounding railway track was washed away. Services have now been replaced by a provisional

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line.

Lines

Rikuzen-Togura Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 29.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

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

History

Rikuzen-Togura Station opened on 11 December 1977. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Operations were discontinued after the station was severely damaged by the

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...

, and rail services have now been replaced by a

line.

Surrounding area

* Japan National Route 45 *

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*Shizuhama Port *Togura Post Office *Togura Elementary School *Togura Middle School

References

External links

JR East Station information
* video of a train trip from Shizugawa Station to Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station in 2009, passing Rikuzen-Togura Station at around 03:48 minutes without stopping. Satellite photos (e.g., in Google Maps) showed that some sections of the railway were completely washed away by the

, particularly near the departure point of Shizugawa Station and the vicinity of Rikuzen-Togura Station, while other sections remained intact. {{coord, 38.647949, 141.433389, format=dms, display=title, type:railwaystation_region:JP_scale:10000 Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1977 Railway stations closed in 2011