Motoyoshi Station

Motoyoshi Station

Motoyoshi Station (本吉駅) is located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Kesennuma, Miyagi.

It was undamaged by the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

Line

• JR East Kesennuma Line

Surrounding area

• Highway 346
• National Health Insurance Hospital
• Kesennuma City East Branch Office

History

• February 11, 1957: Station begins operation.

Adjacent stations

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• (Japanese) Motoyoshi Station (JR East)
• 38°47′10″N 141°30′07″E / 38.786013°N 141.502°E / 38.786013; 141.502Coordinates: 38°47′10″N 141°30′07″E / 38.786013°N 141.502°E / 38.786013; 141.502
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ３】 陸前階上⇒本吉" (video). YouTube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLX8uVynXZs. Retrieved 2011-04-26.  video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Hashikami Station to Motoyoshi Station in 2009, passing through Ōya-Kaigan Station and Koganezawa Station without stopping at around 03:25 minutes and 06:30 minutes, respectively. Satellite photos (eg, in Google Maps) showed that large sections of track and railway bridges were severely affected or washed away by the 2011 tsunami. Rikuzen-Hashikami Station was undamaged, Ōya-Kaigan Station was badly damaged or destroyed, and Koganezawa Station was damaged.
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ４】 本吉⇒歌津" (video). YouTube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9lGpwBy19A. 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 (eg, 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.