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Wakuya Station

Coordinates: 38°32′17″N 141°07′38″E / 38.538033°N 141.127306°E / 38.538033; 141.127306
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Wakuya Station

涌谷駅
Wakuya Station, April 2013
General information
LocationShinmachi-ura 124, Wakuya-machi, Tōda-gun Miyagi-ken 987-0114
Japan
Coordinates38°32′17″N 141°07′38″E / 38.538033°N 141.127306°E / 38.538033; 141.127306
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ishinomaki Line
Distance6.2 km from Kogota
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 28, 1912
Rebuilt2013
Passengers
FY2018559
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kami-Wakuya
towards Kogota
Ishinomaki Line Maeyachi
towards Onagawa
Kesennuma Line Maeyachi
towards Yanaizu
Location
Wakuya Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Wakuya Station
Wakuya Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Wakuya Station is located in Japan
Wakuya Station
Wakuya Station
Wakuya Station (Japan)

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

Lines

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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

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The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Ishinomaki Line for Ishinomaki and Onagawa
2  Ishinomaki Line for Kogota

History

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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

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In fiscal year 2018, the station was used by an average of 559 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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