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| Motoyoshi 本吉 | |||||||||||
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 BRT Motoyoshi Station in December 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tsuya-Matsuo, Motoyoshida-cho, Kesennuma, Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市本吉町津谷松尾） Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°47′10″N 141°30′07″E / 38.786013°N 141.502°E / 38.786013; 141.502 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kesennuma Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 February 1957 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 11 March 2011 | ||||||||||
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MotoyoshiLocation within JapanMotoyoshi 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.
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 opened on 11 February 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. 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
- National Route 45
- National Route 45
- National Health Insurance Hospital
- Kesennuma City East Branch Office
References
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 483. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
- "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ３】 陸前階上⇒本吉" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Hashikami Station to Motoyoshi Station in 2009
- "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
| Stations of the Kesennuma Line | |
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(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.) |