Operated by JR East Address Japan | Line(s) Yamada Line Opened 1939 | |
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Location Unosumai-chō 16, Kamaishi, Iwate
（岩手県釜石市鵜住居町16）
Japan Similar Ryōishi Station, Ōtsuchi Station, Kamaishi Station, Kosano Station, Kirikiri Station | ||
Unosumai Station (鵜住居駅, Unosumai-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station was washed away by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Since that time, operations have been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.
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Lines
Unosumai Station was served by the Yamada Line, and was located 149.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.
Station layout
Unosumai Station had a single island platform connected to the station building, by an underground passage. The station was unattended.
History
Unosumai Station opened on 17 September 1939. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station (along with most of the surrounding area) was destroyed by the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.