Wadaura Station

Wadaura Station (和田浦駅, Wadaura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Wadaura Station

和田浦駅
Wadaura Station in April 2007
LocationWadachō Nigaura, Minamibōsō-shi Chiba-ken 299-2703
Japan
Coordinates35.0418°N 140.0197°E / 35.0418; 140.0197
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uchibō Line
Distance106.8km from Soga
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 20, 1922
Passengers
FY201594
Location
Wadaura Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Wadaura Station
Wadaura Station (Japan)

Lines

Wadaura Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 106.8 km from the western terminus of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station is an at-grade station with two sets of rails running between two opposing side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Uchibō Line for Tateyama, Kisarazu, and Chiba
2  Uchibō Line for Awa-Kamogawa, Mobara, and Chiba

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uchibō Line
Minamihara Local Emi

History

Wadaura Station was opened on December 20, 1922. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A whale-shaped station building was completed in 1995.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 94 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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