Kami-Shishiori Station

Kamishishiori Station 上鹿折駅
File:JR East BRT Shishiori-Karakuwa Station.jpg Kamishishiori Station in December 2018
General information
Location	Kamihigashigawa 2, Kesennuma, Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市上東側2） Japan
Coordinates	38°57′39″N 141°34′06″E
Operated by	File:JR logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōfunato Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
History
Opened	19 March 1932
Closed	11 March 2011
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station Shishiori-Karakuwa towards Kesennuma Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT branch service Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station Shishiori-Karakuwa towards Ichinoseki Ōfunato Line Rikuzen-Yahagi towards Sakari
Location Kamishishiori Station is located in Japan Kamishishiori Station Kamishishiori Station Location within Japan

Kamishishiori Station (上鹿折駅, Kamishishiori-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was closed following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

History

Kamishishiori Station opened on 19 March 1932. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Operations were suspended after the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and have been replaced by a provisional bus service.

Lines

Kamishishiori Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 69.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Layout

Kamishishiori Station had two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station was unattended.

Platforms

station side	■ Ōfunato Line	for Rikuzen-Takata and Sakari
opp side	■ Ōfunato Line	for Ichinoseki and Kesennuma

Surrounding area

• Kesennuma Shiroyama Elementary School

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)