Watanoha Station

Watanoha Station

渡波駅
Watanoha Station; 渡波駅
	Watanoha Station in September 2012
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
Line(s)	■ Ishinomaki Line; ■ Senseki Line;
Distance	35.9 km from Kogota
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 7, 1939
Passengers
FY2018	543 daily
Services
Location
	Watanoha Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Watanoha Station Watanoha Station (Japan)

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).

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

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]

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)

[jreast2018stats-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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