Watari Station (Miyagi)

Watari Station (亘理駅, Watari-eki) is a railway station in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Watari Station

亘理駅
Watari Station in December 2008
LocationTanishi, Watari-machi, Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-2351
Japan
Coordinates38.0396°N 140.8613°E / 38.0396; 140.8613
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Distance334.6 km from Nippori
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 10, 1897
Passengers
FY20182130 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Soma
toward Shinagawa
 Hitachi Iwanuma
toward Sendai
Hamayoshida
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Ōkuma
toward Sendai
Location
Watari Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Watari Station
Watari Station (Japan)

Lines

Watari Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 334.6 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Jōban Line for Iwanuma and Sendai
for Haranomachi
2 ■ Jōban Line (currently not in use)

History

Watari Station opened on November 10, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt in 2008 in the form of a faux Japanese castle, and incorporates the Watari Town Library and the Watari Local History Museum.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 2,130 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The

Surrounding area
  • Watari Town Hall
  • Watari Post Office

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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