Saichi Station

Saichi Station

最知駅
Saichi BRT Station
General information
LocationSaichi Kawahara, Kesennuma, Miyagi
(宮城県気仙沼市最知川原)
Japan
Coordinates38°51′12″N 141°34′53″E / 38.853301°N 141.581403°E / 38.853301; 141.581403
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kesennuma Line
Distance63.3 km from Maeyachi
Platforms1 side platform
History
Opened20 July 1967
Closed11 March 2011
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Rikuzen-Hashikami
towards Maeyachi
Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Iwatsuki
towards Sakari
Former services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Rikuzen-Hashikami
towards Kogota
Kesennuma Line Matsuiwa
towards Kesennuma
Location
Saichi Station is located in Japan
Saichi Station
Saichi Station
Location within Japan
Saichi Station after the 2011 earthquake
BRT bus stop in August 2012

Saichi Station (最知駅, Saichi-eki) was a JR East railway station located in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.