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Former railway station in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Minami-Kesennuma
南気仙沼

Minami-Kesennuma BRT bus stop in March 2022

General information

Location

Nakamachi 2-6-1, Kesennuma, Miyagi
（宮城県気仙沼市仲町二丁目6-1）
Japan

Coordinates

Operated by

Line(s)

Platforms

1 island platform

History

Opened

11 February 1957.

Closed

11 March 2011

Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kesennuma City Hospitaltowards Maeyachi		Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT		Fudōnosawatowards Sakari
Akaiwaminatotowards Maeyachi		Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT		Fudōnosawatowards Sakari

Former services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Matsuiwatowards Kogota		Kesennuma Line		Fudōnosawatowards Kesennuma

Location
Minami-KesennumaLocation within Japan

Minami-Kesennuma Station (南気仙沼駅, Minami-Kesennuma-eki) was a JR East railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Lines

Minami-Kesennuma Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 68.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Minami-Kesennuma Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

Minami-Kesennuma Station opened on 11 February 1957. 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 The station was "swept away" save for its platform by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami; services have now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

Akiyama, Hironari; Ishibashi, Takeharu (2011-03-13). "Kesennuma described as 'hellish sight'". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 2011-03-16.

Media related to Minami-Kesennuma Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)
"JR気仙沼線【前面展望１】気仙沼⇒南気仙沼" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Kesennuma Station to Minami-Kesennuma Station in 2009, passing through Fudōnosawa Station at around 03:25 minutes without stopping. Satellite photos (e.g., in Google Maps) showed that sections of track near Minami-Kesennuma Station were severely affected by the 2011 tsunami. Kesennuma Station and Fudōnosawa Station were undamaged.
"JR気仙沼線【前面展望２】南気仙沼⇒陸前階上" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Minami-Kesennuma Station to Rikuzen-Hashikami Station in 2009, passing through Matsuiwa Station and Saichi Station without stopping at around 03:05 minutes and 05:05 minutes, respectively. 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. Minami-Kesennuma Station, Matsuiwa Station and Saichi Station were all badly damaged or destroyed.

v t e Stations of the Kesennuma Line
Maeyachi Wabuchi Nonodake Rikuzen-Toyosato Mitakedō Yanaizu Rikuzen-Yokoyama Rikuzen-Togura Shizugawa Shizuhama Utatsu Rikuzen-Minato Kurauchi Rikuzen-Koizumi Motoyoshi Koganezawa Ōya-Kaigan Rikuzen-Hashikami Saichi Matsuiwa Minami-Kesennuma Fudōnosawa Kesennuma (Stations in italics were formerly on the section destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and are currently served by a Bus Rapid Transit line.)

Stations of the Kesennuma Line

(Stations in italics were formerly on the section destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and are currently served by a Bus Rapid Transit line.)