Wakayanagi Station
Wakayanagi Station 若柳駅 | |
|---|---|
 The station building in February 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture Japan |
| Operated by | Kurihara Den'en Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Kurihara Den'en Railway Line |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 December 1921 |
| Closed | 1 April 2007 |
Wakayanagi Station (若柳駅, Wakayanagi-eki) was a station located on the Kurihara Den'en Railway Company Kurihara Den'en Railway Line in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Description
The station is built on the surface, with the rail running between east and west. The station building was located south of the rails. The station had two platforms, a side platform and an island platform, and three tracks between the platforms and both sides of the island platform. However, by the line's last years, only the side platform closer to the station building was in use. The station building was made of wood, is similar to Sawabe Station.[1]
The station opened on 20 December 1921, and closed upon the closure of the line on 1 April 2007. The station is now reopened as a museum on 1 April 2017[2] and preserved, becoming the only station preserved in the line.[3]
References
- ^ サヨナラ！ くりでん 「くりはら田園鉄道」公式メモリアル・ブック (in Japanese). 2007. p. 65.
- ^ "宮城）くりでんミュージアム、４月１日オープン：朝日新聞デジタル". 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "若柳駅（旧くりはら田園鉄道）｜鉄道公園として甦った廃線の小駅【訪ねて行きたい鉄道駅舎 第33回】 | サライ.jp｜小学館の雑誌『サライ』公式サイト". serai.jp (in Japanese). 8 July 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2025.