Rikuzen-Minato Station

Rikuzen-Minato 陸前港
Rikuzen-Minato Station in December 2013
General information
Location	Utatsu-aze Minato 116, Minamisanriku, Motoyoshi, Miyagi （宮城県本吉郡南三陸町歌津字港240） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Kesennuma Line
History
Opened	1977
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Utatsu towards Maeyachi Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Kurauchi towards Sakari

Rikuzen-Minato Station after the 2011 earthquake

BRT station in December 2012

Rikuzen-Minato Station (陸前港駅, Rikuzen-Minato-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was completely destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Lines

Rikuzen-Minato Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 44.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

Rikuzen-Minato Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

History

Rikuzen-Minato Station opened on 11 December 1977. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Operations were discontinued after the station was severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and rail services have now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 45

External links

Media related to Rikuzen-Minato Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ４】 本吉⇒歌津" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Motoyoshi Station to Utatsu Station in 2009, passing through Rikuzen-Koizumi Station, Kurauchi Station, and Rikuzen-Minato Station at around 02:35, 03:55, 05:17 minutes, respectively, without stopping. 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. Motoyoshi Station was undamaged, Rikuzen-Koizumi Station was destroyed, Kurauchi Station was damaged, and Rikuzen-Minato Station was destroyed.

38°44′19″N 141°31′51″E