Matsuiwa Station

Matsuiwa Station (松岩駅, Matsuiwa-eki) was a JR East railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Matsuiwa Station 松岩駅
Matsuiwa Station in 2018
Location	Matsuzaka Katahama 10, Kesennuma, Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市松崎片浜10） Japan
Coordinates	38°52′24″N 141°35′02″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■　Kesennuma Line
Distance	65.6 km from Maeyachi
Platforms	1 side platform
History
Opened	11 February 1957
Closed	11 March 2011
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwazuki toward Maeyachi Kesennuma / Ofunato BRT Kesennuma City Hospital toward Sakari Akaiwaminato toward Sakari
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Saichi toward Kogota Kesennuma Line Minami-Kesennuma toward Kesennuma
Location
Matsuiwa Station Location within Japan

Matsuiwa Station after the 2011 earthquake

BRT bus stop in August 2012

Lines

Matsuiwa Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and is located 65.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

Matsuiwa Station had one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station was unattended.

History

Matsuiwa Station opened on 11 February 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was "swept away" save for its platform by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Services have now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

Surrounding area

• Shoganji Shrine
• Matsuiwa Port Passenger Ferry Terminal
• Japan National Route 45

External links

Media related to Matsuiwa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)
• "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.