Kesennuma Station

Kesennuma Station
気仙沼駅
Kesennuma Station in December 2012
Location 1-5-25 Furumachi, Kesennuma-shi, Miyagi-ken 988-0077
Japan
Coordinates 38°54′36″N 141°33′32″E / 38.909978°N 141.558917°E / 38.909978; 141.558917Coordinates: 38°54′36″N 141°33′32″E / 38.909978°N 141.558917°E / 38.909978; 141.558917
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website Official website
History
Opened 31 July 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 209 daily
Location
Kesennuma Station
Location within Japan

Kesennuma Station (気仙沼駅, Kesennuma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kesennuma Station was a junction station served by the Ōfunato Line and the Kesennuma Line. The station is 62.0 kilometers from Ichinoseki and 72.8 kilometers from Maeyachi. Since the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, services on the Kesennuma Line between Kesennuma and Yanaizu have been suspended, and services replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line. The Ōfunato Line still serves Kesennuma from its terminal at Ichinoseki; however services past Kesennuma have likewise been suspended and replaced by a Bus Rapid Transit Line.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Kesennuma Line for Yanaizu (suspended)
2 ■ Kesennuma Line siding
3 ■ Ōfunato Line for Ichinoseki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōfunato Line
Niitsuki - Shishiori-Karakuwa (suspended)
Kesennuma Line
Fudōnosawa (suspended) - Terminus

History

Kesennuma Station opened on 31 July 1929 on the Ōfunato Line. Passenger services on the Kesennuma Line began on 11 February 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Since the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the station has become the de facto terminal station of the Ōfunato Line, with services beyond the station replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line. Services on the Kesennuma Line have also been suspended and replaced by a bus line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 209 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 １】 気仙沼⇒南気仙沼" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Kesennuma Station to Minami-Kesennuma Station in 2009, passing through Fudōnosawa Station
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