Takekoma Station
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Takekoma Station 竹駒駅 | |||||||||||
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Takekoma Station in October 2013 | |||||||||||
Location | Takekoma-cho, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate-ken Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°02′01″N 141°36′35″E / 39.033592°N 141.609806°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Ōfunato Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 82.5 km from Ichinoseki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 15 December 1933 | ||||||||||
Closed | 11 March 2011 | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Takekoma Station Location within Japan |
![Takekoma Station after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Takekoma_Station_after_tsunami.jpg/260px-Takekoma_Station_after_tsunami.jpg)
Takekoma Station (竹駒駅, Takekoma-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.
Lines[]
Takekoma Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and was located 82.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.
Station layout[]
Takekoma Station had a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station was unattended.
History[]
Takekoma Station opened on 14 December 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was one of six stations on the Ōfunato Line destroyed by the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Services have now been replaced by a BRT.
Surrounding area[]
National Route 340
National Route 343
- Takekoma Jinja
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External links[]
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- Official website (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture
- Ōfunato Line
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933
- Railway stations closed in 2011
- Rikuzentakata, Iwate