was a

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railway station located in the city of

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. The station was damaged by the

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...

; however services have now been replaced by a provisional

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line.

Lines

Ōya-Kaigan Station was served by the

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, and was located 58.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at

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Station layout

Ōya-Kaigan Station had one

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serving a single bi-directional track. The station was unattended.

History

Ōya-Kaigan Station opened on 11 February 1957 as . The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the

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(JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station changed its name to its present name on 22 March 1997. The

severely damaged he station and nearby tracks, and rail services have now been replaced by a

line. The station building was later demolished and the Otani Road Station has been established in its place.

Surrounding area

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*Ōya Beach *Ōya Post Office

External links

JR East Station information
* video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Hashikami Station to Motoyoshi Station in 2009, passing through Ōya-Kaigan Station and Koganezawa Station without stopping at around 03:25 minutes and 06:30 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

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. Rikuzen-Hashikami Station was undamaged, Ōya-Kaigan Station was badly damaged or destroyed, and Koganezawa Station was damaged. {{DEFAULTSORT:Oya-Kaigan Station Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1957 Kesennuma Railway stations in Japan closed in 2011