Watari Station (Miyagi)

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).

Watari Station 亘理駅
Watari Station in December 2008
General information
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
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 November 1897; 127 years ago (1897-11-10)
Passengers
FY2018	2130 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Soma towards Shinagawa Hitachi Iwanuma towards Sendai Hamayoshida towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Ōkuma towards Sendai
Location Watari Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Watari Station Watari Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

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

Platforms

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

History

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

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

• Watari Town Hall
• Watari Post Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan