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Former railway station in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Rikuzen-Hashikami Station
陸前階上駅

Rikuzen-Hashikami BRT Station

General information

Location

Nagaisohara, Kesennuma, Miyagi
（宮城県気仙沼市長磯原）
Japan

Coordinates

Operated by

Line(s)

Distance

61.6 km from Maeyachi

Platforms

1 island platform

History

Opened

11 February 1957

Closed

11 March 2011

Services

Preceding station	[REDACTED] JR East			Following station
Otanimachitowards Maeyachi		Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT		Saichitowards Sakari

Former services

Preceding station	[REDACTED] JR East			Following station
Ōya-Kaigantowards Kogota		Kesennuma Line		Saichitowards Kesennuma

Location
Rikuzen-Hashikami StationLocation within Japan

Rikuzen-Hashikami Station (陸前階上駅, Rikuzen-Hashikami-eki) was a JR East railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami; however services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Lines

Rikuzen-Hashikami Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 61.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Rikuzen-Hashikami Station had a single island platform connected to the station building by an overhead crossing. The station was unattended.

Rikuzen-Hashikami 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. Rail services were suspended after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and have now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

[REDACTED] Media related to Rikuzen-Hashikami Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)
"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.
"JR気仙沼線【前面展望３】陸前階上⇒本吉" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Hashikami Station to Motoyoshi Station in 2009, passing through Ōya-Kaigan Station and Koganezawa Station without stopping at around 03:25 minutes and 06:30 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. Rikuzen-Hashikami Station was undamaged, Ōya-Kaigan Station was badly damaged or destroyed, and Koganezawa Station was damaged.

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.)