Wakuya Station

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).

Wakuya Station 涌谷駅
Wakuya Station, April 2013
General information
Location	Shinmachi-ura 124, Wakuya-machi, Tōda-gun Miyagi-ken 987-0114 Japan
Coordinates	38°32′17″N 141°07′38″E
Operated by	JR East
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
Passengers
FY2018	559
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kami-Wakuya towards Kogota Ishinomaki Line Maeyachi towards Onagawa Kesennuma Line Maeyachi towards Yanaizu
Location Wakuya Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Wakuya Station Wakuya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.

Station layout

The 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

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 year 2018, the station was used by an average of 559 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Wakuya Town Hall
• Wakuya Post Office
• National Route 108
• National Route 346
• Shiroyama Castle Site

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan