270px, Matsuiwa Station after the 2011 earthquake 270px, BRT bus stop in August 2012 was a

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railway station located in the city of

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. It was destroyed by the

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and services have now been replaced by a provisional

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line.

Lines

Matsuiwa Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and is located 65.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

Matsuiwa Station had one

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

History

Matsuiwa Station opened on 11 February 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was "swept away" save for its platform by the

. Services have now been replaced by a

line.

Surrounding area

*Shoganji

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*Matsuiwa Port Passenger Ferry Terminal * Japan National Route 45

External links

* * video of a train trip from

Minami-Kesennuma Station file:Eki-Minamikesennuma.JPG, 270px, Minami-Kesennuma Station in April 2005 file:Minami-Kesennuma Station after tsunami.jpg , 270px, Minami-Kesennuma after the 2011 earthquake was a East Japan Railway Company, JR East railway station located in ...

Rikuzen-Hashikami Station was a JR East railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami; however services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line. Line ...

in 2009, passing through Matsuiwa Station and

Saichi Station 270px, Saichi Station after the 2011 earthquake 270px, BRT bus stop in August 2012 was a JR East railway station located in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and services have now ...

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 the

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. Minami-Kesennuma Station, Matsuiwa Station and Saichi Station were all badly damaged or destroyed. {{Kesennuma Line Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1957 Kesennuma Railway stations in Japan closed in 2011