Wakuya Station
Wakuya Station 涌谷駅 | |
|---|---|
 Wakuya Station, April 2013 | |
| Location |
Shinmachi-ura 124, Wakuya-machi, Tōda-gun Miyagi-ken 987-0114 Japan |
| Coordinates | 38°32′17″N 141°07′38″E / 38.538033°N 141.127306°ECoordinates: 38°32′17″N 141°07′38″E / 38.538033°N 141.127306°E |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Ishinomaki Line |
| Distance | 6.2 km from Kogota |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | October 28, 1912 |
| Rebuilt | 2013 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2016) | 561 |
| Location | |
  Wakuya Station Location within Japan | |
Wakuya Station (涌谷駅 Wakuya-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Wakuya Station is served by the Ishinomaki Line, and is located 6.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station. Some through traffic on the Kesennuma Line connected to Kogota Station past the nominal terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station also use this station.
Station layout
Wakuya Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ishinomaki Line | for Ishinomaki and Onagawa |
| 2 | ■ Ishinomaki Line | for Kogota |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishinomaki Line | ||||
| Kami-Wakuya | Local | Maeyachi | ||
History
Wakuya Station opened on October 28, 1912. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in May 2013.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 561 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Wakuya Town Hall
- Wakuya Post Office
- Japan National Route 108
- Japan National Route 346
- Shiroyama Castle Site
See also
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wakuya Station. |
- Official website (in Japanese)