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Watari Station (Miyagi)

Railway station in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Watari Station

亘理駅
Watari Station in December 2008
General information
LocationTanishi, Watari-machi, Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-2351
Japan
Coordinates38°02′23′′N 140°51′41′′E / 38.0396°N 140.8613°E / 38.0396; 140.8613
Operated by JR East
Line(s)しかく Jōban Line
Distance334.6 km from Nippori
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 November 1897; 127 years ago (1897年11月10日)
Passengers
FY20182130 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Soma
towards Shinagawa
Hitachi Iwanuma
towards Sendai
Hamayoshida
towards Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Ōkuma
towards Sendai
Location
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Show map of Miyagi Prefecture
Watari Station is located in Japan
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Watari Station (Japan)
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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).

Lines

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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

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

Platforms

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1 しかく Jōban Line for Iwanuma and Sendai
for Haranomachi
2 しかく Jōban Line (currently not in use)

History

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Watari Station opened on 10 November 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 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

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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

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  • Watari Town Hall
  • Watari Post Office

See also

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References

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  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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Stations of the Jōban Line
Freight Line
Tabata
Mikawashima
Minami-Senju

Stations served only by the Chiyoda Line through service local trains between Kita-Senju and Abiko are omitted.

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