Wadaura Station Explained

Wadaura Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:和田浦駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Wadachō Nigaura, Minamibōsō-shi Chiba-ken 299-2703
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.0418°N 140.0197°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Uchibō Line
Distance:106.8km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:December 20, 1922
Passengers:94
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Wadaura Station

is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Wadaura Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 106.8km (66.4miles) from the western terminus of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station is an at-grade station with two sets of rails running between two opposing side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Wadaura Station was opened on December 20, 1922. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A whale-shaped station building was completed in 1995.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 94 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_09.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.