Operated by JR East Connections Bus stop Opened 1957 | Line(s) Kesennuma Line Address Japan | |
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Location Tsuya-Matsuo, Motoyoshida-cho, Kesennuma, Miyagi
（宮城県気仙沼市本吉町津谷松尾）
Japan Similar Ōya‑Kaigan Station, Koganezawa Station, Rikuzen‑Koizumi Station, Rikuzen‑Hashikami Station, Matsuiwa Station | ||
Motoyoshi Station (本吉駅, Motoyoshi-eki) was a railway station in Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) until 2011. The station became a stop on the replacement Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line following the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
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Motoyoshi Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 51.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.
Station layout
The station had a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station was unattended.
History
Motoyoshi Station opened on 11 February 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station itself was only slightly damaged by 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, however, rail services on the line were subsequently replaced by a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line.