is a junction

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Kesennuma Station was a junction station served by the

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and the Kesennuma Line. The station is 62.0 kilometers from and 72.8 kilometers from . Since the March

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, services on the Kesennuma Line between Kesennuma and have been suspended, and services replaced by a provisional

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line. The Ōfunato Line still serves Kesennuma from its terminal at ; however services past Kesennuma have likewise been suspended and replaced by a Bus Rapid Transit Line.

Station layout

The station has a single

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and an

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connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Kesennuma Station opened on 31 July 1929 on the Ōfunato Line. Passenger services on the Kesennuma Line began on 11 February 1957. 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. Since the March

, the station has become the de facto

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of the

, with services beyond the station replaced by a provisional

line. Services on the Kesennuma Line have also been suspended and replaced by a bus line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 196 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* * Kesennuma Furumachi post office *Kesennuma tax office

References

External links

* * video of a train trip from Kesennuma Station to

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in 2009, passing through

Fudōnosawa Station was a JR East railway station located in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Services to the station have been suspended since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line. Lines Fu ...

{{Kesennuma Line Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma Line Ōfunato Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929 Kesennuma Stations of East Japan Railway Company