Wakuya Station Explained

Wakuya Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:涌谷駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shinmachi-ura 124, Wakuya-machi, Tōda-gun Miyagi-ken 987-0114
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Ishinomaki Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Distance:6.2 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed
Opened:October 28, 1912
Rebuilt:2013
Passengers:559
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in the town of Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_07.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2020.