Rikuzen-Koizumi Station

Rikuzen-Koizumi 陸前小泉
Rikuzen-Koizumi Station in June 2007
Location	Motoyoshida-cho Shimojuku 38, Kesennuma, Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市本吉町下宿38） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Kesennuma Line
History
Opened	1977

Rikuzen-Koizumi Station after the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami

Rikuzen-Koizumi Station (陸前小泉駅, Rikuzen-Koizumi-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was completely destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and services have now been replaced by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

Lines

Rikuzen-Koizumi Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 48.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Rikuzen-Koizumi Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was unattended.

«		Service	»
Kesennuma Line
Kurauchi		-	Motoyoshi

Rikuzen-Koizumi Station opened on 11 December 1977. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was completely destroyed by 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and rail services have now been replaced by a Bus Rapid Transit Line.

Media related to Rikuzen-Koizumi Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (Japanese)
"JR気仙沼線【前面展望４】本吉⇒歌津" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Motoyoshi Station to Utatsu Station in 2009, passing through Rikuzen-Koizumi Station, Kurauchi Station, 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 2011 tsunami. Motoyoshi Station was undamaged, Rikuzen-Koizumi Station was destroyed, Kurauchi Station was damaged, and Rikuzen-Minato Station was destroyed.

Stations of the Kesennuma Line

(Stations in italics were formerly on the section destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and are currently served by a Bus Rapid Transit line.)

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