Wabuchi Station

Wabuchi Station (和渕駅, Wabuchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Wabuchi Station

和渕駅
Wabuchi Station in July 2009
LocationWabuchi-aze Shimizu 123, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 987-1102
Japan
Coordinates38°31′33″N 141°13′14″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kesennuma Line
Distance3.2 km from Maeyachi
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 October 1968
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Maeyachi
toward Kogota
Kesennuma Line Nonodake
toward Yanaizu
Location
Wabuchi Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Wabuchi Station
Wabuchi Station (Japan)

Lines

Wabuchi Station is served by the Kesennuma Line, and is located 3.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.

History

Wabuchi Station opened on 24 October 1968. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

  • Miyagi Prefectural Road 21
  • Wabuchi Post Office

See also

Media related to Wabuchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 9】 陸前豊里⇒前谷地" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Toyosato Station to Maeyachi Station in 2009, passing Nonodake Station at around 03:35 minutes and Wabuchi Station at around 05:48 minutes, without stopping.
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