Minami-Kesennuma 南気仙沼
Minami-Kesennuma BRT bus stop in March 2022
General information
Location	Nakamachi 2-6-1,Kesennuma,Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市仲町二丁目6-1） Japan
Coordinates	38°53′41″N141°34′37″E / 38.894794°N 141.576889°E /38.894794; 141.576889
Operated by	JR East
Line	■　Kesennuma Line
Platforms	1 island platform
History
Opened	11 February 1957.
Closed	11 March 2011
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kesennuma City Hospital towardsMaeyachi Kesennuma /Ōfunato BRT Fudōnosawa towardsSakari Akaiwaminato towardsMaeyachi
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Matsuiwa towardsKogota Kesennuma Line Fudōnosawa towardsKesennuma
Location Minami-Kesennuma Location within Japan

Minami-Kesennuma Station (南気仙沼駅,Minami-Kesennuma-eki) was aJR East railway station located in the city ofKesennuma,Miyagi Prefecture,Japan. It was destroyed by the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and services have now been replaced by a provisionalbus rapid transit line.

Minami-Kesennuma Station was served by theKesennuma Line, and was located 68.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line atMaeyachi Station.

Minami-Kesennuma Station had a singleside platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

Minami-Kesennuma Station opened on 11 February 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon theprivatization of theJapan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was "swept away" save for its platform by the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami;^[1] services have now been replaced by abus rapid transit line.

• Kesennuma Fish Market
• Kesennuma Port
• Kesennuma Shark Museum
• Kesennuma City Hospital

Media related toMinami-Kesennuma Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website(in Japanese)
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 １】 気仙沼⇒南気仙沼"(video).YouTube.com.Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved2011-04-26. video of a train trip fromKesennuma Station to Minami-Kesennuma Station in 2009, passing throughFudōnosawa Station at around 03:25 minutes without stopping. Satellite photos (e.g., in Google Maps) showed that sections of track near Minami-Kesennuma Station were severely affected by the2011 tsunami. Kesennuma Station and Fudōnosawa Station were undamaged.
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ２】 南気仙沼⇒陸前階上"(video).YouTube.com.Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Minami-Kesennuma Station toRikuzen-Hashikami Station in 2009, passing throughMatsuiwa Station andSaichi 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 the2011 tsunami. Minami-Kesennuma Station, Matsuiwa Station and Saichi Station were all badly damaged or destroyed.

• Stations of East Japan Railway Company
• Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture
• Kesennuma Line
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1957
• Kesennuma
• Railway stations in Japan closed in 2011
• Buildings and structures destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

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