Kurauchi Station (蔵内駅, Kurauchi-eki) was a JR East railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Kurauchi Station 蔵内駅
Kurauchi Station in December 2019
General information
Location	Motoyoshida-cho Uto 116, Kesennuma, Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市本吉町歌生116） Japan
Coordinates	38°45′14″N 141°31′28″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■　Kesennuma Line
Platforms	1 side platform
History
Opened	11 December 1977
Closed	11 March 2011
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Rikuzen-Minato towards Maeyachi Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Rikuzen-Koizumi towards Sakari
Location
Kurauchi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kurauchi Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 46.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

Kurauchi Station had one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station was unattended.

History

Rikuzen-Koizumi 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 Operations were discontinued after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and rail services have now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 45

External links

Media related to Kurauchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ４】 本吉⇒歌津" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Motoyoshi Station to Utatsu Station in 2009, passing through Rikuzen-Koizumi Station, Kurauchi Station, and Rikuzen-Minato Station at around 02:35, 03:55, 05:17 minutes, respectively, without stopping. Satellite photos (e.g., in Google Maps) showed that large sections of track and railway bridges were severely affected or washed away by the 2011 tsunami. Motoyoshi Station was undamaged, Rikuzen-Koizumi Station was destroyed, Kurauchi Station was damaged, and Rikuzen-Minato Station was destroyed.