Motoyoshi Station

Motoyoshi Station (本吉駅, Motoyoshi-eki) was a railway station in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) until 2011. The station became a stop on the replacement bus rapid transit (BRT) line following the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Motoyoshi

本吉
BRT Motoyoshi Station in December 2019
LocationTsuya-Matsuo, Motoyoshida-cho, Kesennuma, Miyagi
（宮城県気仙沼市本吉町津谷松尾）
Japan
Coordinates38°47′10″N 141°30′07″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■　Kesennuma Line
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened11 February 1957
Closed11 March 2011
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Rikuzen-Koizumi
toward Maeyachi
 Kesennuma / Ofunato BRT Koganezawa
toward Sakari
Location
Motoyoshi
Location within Japan

Lines

Motoyoshi Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 51.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

The station had a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station was unattended.

History
Motoyoshi Station in June 2007

Motoyoshi Station opened on 11 February 1957.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1] The station itself was only slightly damaged by 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, however, rail services on the line were subsequently replaced by a bus rapid transit (BRT) line.

Surrounding area

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 483. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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