Kesennuma Station

is a junction railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the 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 Template:STN and 72.8 kilometers from Template:STN. Since the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, services on the Kesennuma Line between Kesennuma and Template:STN have been suspended, and services replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line. The Ōfunato Line still serves Kesennuma from its terminal at Template:STN; 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 Template:STN (suspended)
2	■ Kesennuma Line	siding
3	■ Ōfunato Line	for Template:STN

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 2018, the station was used by an average of 196 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kesennuma Furumachi post office
• Kesennuma tax office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

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• Template:Cbignore video of a train trip from Kesennuma Station to Minami-Kesennuma Station in 2009, passing through Fudōnosawa Station