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, July 2022
General information
Location	Yamoto Anajiri, Higashimatsushima-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-0503 Japan
Coordinates	38.4033°N 141.1902°E / 38.4033; 141.1902
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	43.1 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 1, 1929
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Rikuzen-Ono towards Aoba-dori Senseki Line Yamoto towards Ishinomaki
Location Kazuma Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Kazuma Station Kazuma Station (Japan) Show map of 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

• National Route 45
• Makabe Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan