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Watari Station (Miyagi)

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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°02′23″N 140°51′41″E / 38.0396°N 140.8613°E

Operated by

JR East

Line(s)

■ Jōban Line

Distance

334.6 km from Nippori

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Other information

Status

Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")

Website

Official website

History

Opened

10 November 1897; 126 years ago

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

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).

Lines[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Platforms[edit]

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

History[edit]

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.