Minami-Kesennuma Station

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Minami-Kesennuma Station in service

Station after 2011 tsunami

BRT Bus stop

Minami-Kesennuma Station (南気仙沼駅, Minami-Kesennuma-eki) is located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan.

It is the rapid express "Minami-Sanriku" stop station for Sendai.

Minami-Kesennuma Station was almost completely destroyed in the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

Line

JR East Kesennuma Line

Surrounding area

Kesennuma Fish Market
Kesennuma Port
Kesennuma Shark Museum

History

February 11, 1957: Station begins operation.
March 11, 2011: The station was "swept away" save for its platform by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami;^[1] anecdotal evidence suggests severe damage to the line as well as other coastal lines (including the Ishinomaki Line and Senseki Line).

References

↑ Akiyama, Hironari; Ishibashi, Takeharu (2011-03-13). [http://www.webcitation.org/5xDwnpDxQ. "Kesennuma described as 'hellish sight' "]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 2011-03-16. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16.

External links

(Japanese) Minami-Kesennuma Station (JR East)
38°53′41″N 141°34′37″E / 38.894794°N 141.576889°E / 38.894794; 141.576889Coordinates: 38°53′41″N 141°34′37″E / 38.894794°N 141.576889°E / 38.894794; 141.576889
"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 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. 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.

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.)

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