title: Kesennuma Station
text: # Kesennuma Station
  
  Kesennuma Station (気仙沼駅, Kesennuma-eki) is a junction railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kesennuma Station was a junction station served by the Ōfunato Line and the Kesennuma Line. The station is 62.0 kilometers from Ichinoseki and 72.8 kilometers from Maeyachi. Since the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, services on the Kesennuma Line between Kesennuma and Yanaizu have been suspended, and services replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line. The Ōfunato Line still serves Kesennuma from its terminal at Ichinoseki; however services past Kesennuma have likewise been suspended and replaced by a Bus Rapid Transit Line.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Kesennuma Line | for Yanaizu (suspended) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Kesennuma Line | siding |
  | 3 | ■ Ōfunato Line | for Ichinoseki |
  
  ## History
  
  Kesennuma Station opened on 31 July 1929 on the Ōfunato Line. Passenger services on the Kesennuma Line began on 11 February 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Since the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the station has become the de facto terminal station of the Ōfunato Line, with services beyond the station replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line. Services on the Kesennuma Line have also been suspended and replaced by a bus line.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 196 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 284
  * Kesennuma Furumachi post office
  * Kesennuma tax office
  