The Kesennuma Line (気仙沼線) is a local rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs from Maeyachi Station in Kanan, Miyagi to Kesennuma Station in Kesennuma, Miyagi. This 79.4 km, 1067 mm guage, non-electrified line links the north-eastern coast of Miyagi Prefecture with the Ishinomaki Line (and the Tohoku Main Line a few stops farther) and the Oofunato Line.
Although the Kesennuma Line's south end is Maeyachi, it's operational south end should be considered Kogota Station in Kogota, Miyagi, as the majority of Kesennuma Line trains either have Kogota as their south terminus or go through it on the way to Sendai. Trains going this far also stop at Kami-Wakuya and Wakuya Stations in Wakuya, Miyagi on the Ishinomaki Line.
As of April, 2005, there were 22 trips daily using this line (10 south-bound, 12 north-bound). In all cases, the north terminus was Kesennuma, but the south end varied depending on the trip. The south terminus could be Kogota (6 south-bound, 8 north-bound), Sendai (2 south-bound, 2 north-bound, a limited express run called the Minima-Sanriku that does not stop at all stations and runs on the Tohoku Main Line tracks from Kogota to Sendai without stopping), Motoyoshi (1 south-bound, 2 north-bound), or Onagawa (1 south-bound, switching to the Ishinomaki Line tracks at Maeyachi).
Station List
Kanan, Miyagi Stations
Wakuya, Miyagi Station
Tome, Miyagi Stations
- Rikuzen-Toyosato
- Mitakedou
- Yanaizu
- Rikuzen-Yokoyama
Shizugawa, Miyagi Stations
- Rikuzen-Tomura
- Shizugawa
- Shizuhama
Utatsu, Miyagi Stations
Motoyoshi, Miyagi Stations
- Kurauchi
- Rikuzen-Koizumi
- Motoyoshi
- Koganesawa
- Oyakaigan
Kesennuma, Miyagi Stations
