Rikuzen-Koizumi Station

陸前小泉駅

Rikuzen-Koizumi Station in January 2020

General information

Location

Motoyoshida-cho Shimojuku 38, Kesennuma, Miyagi
（宮城県気仙沼市本吉町下宿38）
Japan

Coordinates

Operated by

Line(s)

Platforms

1 side platform

History

Opened

11 December 1977

Closed

11 March 2011

Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kurauchi towards Maeyachi		Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT		Motoyoshi towards Sakari

Location

Rikuzen-Koizumi Station

Location within Japan

Rikuzen-Koizumi Station (陸前小泉駅, Rikuzen-Koizumi-eki) 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 The station was completely destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.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.

Station layout

Rikuzen-Koizumi Station had one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station was unattended.

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 The station was completely destroyed by 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and rail services have now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

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.)