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 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

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 It was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.