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).
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Watari Station 亘理駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Tanishi, Watari-machi, Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-2351 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.0396°N 140.8613°E / 38.0396; 140.8613 | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 334.6 km from Nippori | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 10 November 1897; 124 years ago (1897-11-10) | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2018 | 2130 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Watari Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi PrefectureWatari Station Watari Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
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.
The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Iwanuma and Sendai for Haranomachi |
2 | ■ Jōban Line | (currently not in use) |
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.
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
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Stations of the Jōban Line | ||
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Stations served only by the Chiyoda Line through service local trains between Kita-Senju and Abiko are omitted. | JJ |