Watanoha Station

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
Watanoha Station in September 2012
Location1-7-1 Watanoha, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-2121
Japan
Coordinates38°25′12″N 141°21′55″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance35.9 km from Kogota
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 7, 1939
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)543 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Rikuzen-Inai
toward Kogota
Ishinomaki Line Mangokuura
toward Onagawa
Rikuzen-Inai
toward Sendai
Senseki-Tōhoku Line
     Rapid
Location
Watanoha Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Watanoha Station
Watanoha Station (Japan)

Lines

Watanoha Station is served by the Ishinomaki Line, and is located 35.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station. It is also the terminus of the 47.2 kilometer Senseki-Tōhoku Line from Sendai.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1  Ishinomaki Line for Ishinomaki and Kogota
   Senseki-Tōhoku Line for Ishinomaki and Sendai
2  Ishinomaki Line for Onagawa

History

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.

Surrounding area

  • Ishinomaki City Hall Watanoha branch office
  • National Route 398
  • Mangokuura Port
  • Watanoha Post Office

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 543 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

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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