Sawa Station (Ibaraki)

Sawa Station
佐和駅

Sawa Station, November 2007
Location Takaba 574, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
(茨城県ひたちなか市大字高場574)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
History
Opened 1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 3816 daily

Sawa Station (佐和駅 Sawa-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Sawa Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 125.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Sawa Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1  Jōban Line for Hitachi, Takahagi, and Iwaki
2  Jōban Line for Mito, Tsuchiura and Ueno

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Joban Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Katsuta   Local   Tōkai

History

Sawa Station was opened on 25 February 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

External links

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Coordinates: 36°25′49″N 140°32′26″E / 36.4304°N 140.5406°E / 36.4304; 140.5406

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