Ōya-Kaigan Station

Ōya-Kaigan Station (大谷海岸駅, Ōya-Kaigan-eki) was a JR East railway station located in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami; however services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Ōya-Kaigan Station 大谷海岸駅
Ōya-Kaigan Station in December 2019
Location	Motoyoshida-cho Mishima 94-12, Kesennuma, Miyagi （宮城県気仙沼市本吉町三島94-12） Japan
Coordinates	38°48′50″N 141°34′02″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■　Kesennuma Line
Distance	58.3 km from Maeyachi
Platforms	1 side platform
History
Opened	11 February 1957
Closed	11 March 2011
Previous names	Ōya (to 1997)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Koganezawa toward Maeyachi Kesennuma / Ofunato BRT Rikuzen-Hashikami toward Sakari
Location
Ōya-Kaigan Station Location within Japan

BRT bus stop in August 2012

Lines

Ōya-Kaigan Station was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 58.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

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

History

Ōya-Kaigan Station opened on 11 February 1957 as Ōya Station (大谷駅, Ōya-eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station changed its name to its present name on 22 March 1997. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami severely damaged he station and nearby tracks, and rail services have now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.

The station building was later demolished and the Otani Road Station has been established in its place.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 45
• Ōya Beach
• Ōya Post Office

External links

Media related to Oya-Kaigan Station at Wikimedia Commons

• 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. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Hashikami Station to Motoyoshi Station in 2009, passing through Ōya-Kaigan Station and Koganezawa Station without stopping at around 03:25 minutes and 06:30 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. Rikuzen-Hashikami Station was undamaged, Ōya-Kaigan Station was badly damaged or destroyed, and Koganezawa Station was damaged.