Saichi Station | |
Native Name: | 最知駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Saichi Kawahara, Kesennuma, Miyagi |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 38.8533°N 141.5814°W |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Kesennuma Line |
Distance: | 63.3 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Opened: | 20 July 1967 |
Closed: | 11 March 2011 |
Map Type: | Japan |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
thumb|270px|right|Saichi Station after the 2011 earthquakethumb|270px|right|BRT bus stop in August 2012 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 It was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and services have now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.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 was served by the Kesennuma Line, and was located 63.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.
Saichi Station had one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station was unattended.
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 Services have now been replaced by a bus rapid transit line.