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 It was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Saichi Station 最知駅
Saichi BRT Station
General information
Location	Saichi Kawahara, Kesennuma, Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市最知川原） Japan
Coordinates	38°51′12″N 141°34′53″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■　Kesennuma Line
Distance	63.3 km from Maeyachi
Platforms	1 side platform
History
Opened	20 July 1967
Closed	11 March 2011
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Rikuzen-Hashikami towards Maeyachi Kesennuma / Ōfunato BRT Iwatsuki towards Sakari
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Rikuzen-Hashikami towards Kogota Kesennuma Line Matsuiwa towards Kesennuma
Location
Saichi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Saichi Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 63.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

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

History

Saichi Station opened on 20 July 1967. 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 "swept away" save for its platform by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Services have now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 45

External links

Media related to Saichi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ２】 南気仙沼⇒陸前階上" (video). YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Minami-Kesennuma Station to Rikuzen-Hashikami Station in 2009, passing through Matsuiwa Station and Saichi Station without stopping at around 03:05 minutes and 05:05 minutes, respectively. Satellite photos (e.g., in Google Maps) showed that large sections of track and railway bridges were severely affected or washed away by the 2011 tsunami. Minami-Kesennuma Station, Matsuiwa Station and Saichi Station were all badly damaged or destroyed.