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Watanoha Station (渡波駅, Watanoha-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Watanoha Station 渡波駅 | |||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 1-7-1 Watanoha, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-2121 Japan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°25′12″N 141°21′55″E / 38.419961°N 141.365167°E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||
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Distance | 35.9 km from Kogota | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | October 7, 1939 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
FY2018 | 543 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Watanoha Station is served by the Ishinomaki Line, and is located 35.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.
Station layout edit
The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.
Platforms edit
1 | ■ Ishinomaki Line | for Ishinomaki and Kogota |
■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line | for Ishinomaki and Sendai | |
2 | ■ Ishinomaki Line | for Onagawa |
History edit
Watanoha Station opened on October 7, 1939. Operations of the line and the station were suspended by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Services were resumed from Ishinomaki Station to Watanoha on March 17, 2012, and from Watanoha to Urashuku Station on March 16, 2013; but remained suspended on the portion from Urashuku Station to Onagawa Station until August 6, 2016.
Adjacent stations edit
- JR East
- ■Ishinomaki Line・■■Senseki-Tohoku Line
- ■Rapid・■Local
- Rikuzen-Inai - Sta.Watanoha - Mangokuura
- ■Rapid・■Local
Surrounding area edit
- Ishinomaki City Hall Watanoha branch office
- National Route 398
- Mangokuura Port
- Watanoha Post Office
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 543 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)