Motoyoshi Station (本吉駅, Motoyoshi-eki) was a railway station in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) until 2011. The station became a stop on the replacement bus rapid transit (BRT) line following the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

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Motoyoshi 本吉
BRT Motoyoshi Station in December 2019
General information
Location	Tsuya-Matsuo, Motoyoshida-cho, Kesennuma, Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市本吉町津谷松尾） Japan
Coordinates	38°47′10″N 141°30′07″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■　Kesennuma Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	11 February 1957
Closed	11 March 2011
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Rikuzen-Koizumi towards Maeyachi Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Koganezawa towards Sakari
Location
Motoyoshi Location within Japan

Lines

Motoyoshi Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 51.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

The station had a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station was unattended.

History

Motoyoshi Station opened on 11 February 1957.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1] The station itself was only slightly damaged by 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, however, rail services on the line were subsequently replaced by a bus rapid transit (BRT) line.

Surrounding area

• National Route 45
• National Route 45
• National Health Insurance Hospital
• Kesennuma City East Branch Office

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Motoyoshi Station.

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ３】 陸前階上⇒本吉" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Hashikami Station to Motoyoshi Station in 2009
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ４】 本吉⇒歌津" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Motoyoshi Station to Utatsu Station in 2009