Tōna Station

Tōna Station (東名駅, Tōna-eki) is a railway station in the city of Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Tōna Station 東名駅
Tōna Station in September 2021
General information
Location	Ōtsuka Kitabayashi-shita, Higashimatsushima-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-0411 Japan
Coordinates	38°22′31.1″N 141°8′38.3″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	32.2 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1931
Rebuilt	2015
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Rikuzen-Ōtsuka towards Aoba-dori Senseki Line Nobiru towards Ishinomaki
Location Tōna Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Tōna Station Tōna Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 32.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

Tōna Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Tōna Station in May 2011 after tsunami damage

Abandoned platform in May 2013

Tōna Station opened on December 1, 1931 as a station on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

The station was destroyed on March 11, 2011 due to damage associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and services were replaced by provisional bus services.^[1] The station reopened on May 30, 2015 on a higher ground where the former community around the station would be reconstructed.^[2][3] Due to the relocation, the distance from Aoba-Dōri was changed from 32.4 kilometers to 32.2 kilometers.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Tōna Post Office
• Tōna beach

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan