Wakuya Station
Railway station in Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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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).
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JR EastWakuya Station 涌谷駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Wakuya Station, April 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Shinmachi-ura 124, Wakuya-machi, Tōda-gun Miyagi-ken 987-0114 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°32′17″N 141°07′38″E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line | ■ Ishinomaki Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 6.2 km from Kogota | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 28, 1912 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 559 | ||||||||||||||
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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
| 1 | ■ Ishinomaki Line | for Ishinomaki and Onagawa |
| 2 | ■ Ishinomaki Line | for Kogota |
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
- Wakuya Town Hall
- Wakuya Post Office
National Route 108
National Route 346- Shiroyama Castle Site
