Kesennuma Station

Kesennuma Station

Kesennuma Station (気仙沼駅, Kesennuma-eki) is a train station in central Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan. It forms the junction of the JR East Ōfunato and Kesennuma lines. It is the northern terminus for the Kesennuma Line.

Kesennuma Station was undamaged in the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

Line

• JR East Ōfunato Line
• JR East Kesennuma Line

Surrounding area

• Old Kesennuma post office
• Kesennuma tax office

History

• July 31, 1929: Station begins operation on the Ōfunato Line.
• April 11, 1956: Freight service to the Kesennuma port begins.
• February 11, 1957: Passenger service on the Kesennuma Line begins.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• (Japanese) Kesennuma Station (JR East)
• 38°54′36″N 141°33′32″E
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 １】 気仙沼⇒南気仙沼" (video). YouTube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9iyMBRpGLE. 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 (eg, 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.