Ōya-Kaigan Station

Ōya-Kaigan Station (大谷海岸駅, Ōya-Kaigan-eki^?) is located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Kesennuma, Miyagi.

It was badly damaged or destroyed by the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

Line

• JR East Kesennuma Line

Surrounding area

• Ōya Beach
• Highway 45
• Ōya Post Office

History

• February 11, 1957: Station begins operation as Ōya Station.
• March 22, 1997: Station renames to Ōya-Kaigan Station.

Adjacent stations

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• (Japanese) Ōya-Kaigan Station (JR East)
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ３】 陸前階上⇒本吉" (video). YouTube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLX8uVynXZs. 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 (eg, 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.