was a

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railway station located in

Minamisanriku is a town in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , it had an estimated population of 12,516, and a population density of 77 persons per km² in 4504 households. The total area of the town is . It is a resort town on a coastline of wooded islands and moun ...

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. The station was completely destroyed 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 ...

, and services have now been replaced by a provisional

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line.

Lines

Rikuzen-Minato Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 44.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

Rikuzen-Minato Station had a single

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serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

History

Rikuzen-Minato Station opened on 11 December 1977. 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. Operations were discontinued after the station was severely damaged by the

, and rail services have now been replaced by a

line.

Surrounding area

* Japan National Route 45

External links

JR East Station information
* video of a train trip from

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Utatsu Station was a JR East railway station located in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The blue-roofed station platform remained standing after the 2011 tsunami, however the adjacent railway bridge and track (southwest of the station) collapsed. Ser ...

in 2009, passing through

Rikuzen-Koizumi Station 270px, Rikuzen-Koizumi Station after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami was a JR East railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was completely destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and ...

Kurauchi Station was a JR East railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line. Lines Kurauchi Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 46.7 rai ...

, and Rikuzen-Minato Station at around 02:35, 03:55, 05:17 minutes, respectively, without stopping. 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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. Motoyoshi Station was undamaged, Rikuzen-Koizumi Station was destroyed, Kurauchi Station was damaged, and Rikuzen-Minato Station was destroyed. {{coord, 38.738628, 141.530889, format=dms, display=title, type:railwaystation_region:JP_scale:10000 Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1977 Railway stations in Japan closed in 2011