Sawa Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 佐和駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Takaba 574, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-0062 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Jōban Line |
Distance: | 125.3 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Status: | Staffed |
Opened: | 25 February 1897 |
Passengers: | 3887 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Ibaraki Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Sawa Station |
is a railway station located in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3887 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]