Watanoha Station

Watanoha Station
渡波駅

Watanoha Station, September 2012
Location 1-7-1 Watanoha, Ishinomaki, Miyagi
(宮城県石巻市渡波町一丁目7-1)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ishinomaki Line
History
Opened 1939
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2012) 394 daily

Watanoha Station (渡波駅 Watanoha-eki) is a railway station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Watanoha Station is served by the Ishinomaki Line, and is located 35.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

Watanoha Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ishinomaki Line
Rikuzen-Inai   Local   Mangokuura

History

Watanoha Station opened on October 7, 1939. Operations of the line and the station were suspended by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Services were resumed from Ishinomaki Station to Watanoha on March 17, 2012, and from Watanoha to Urashuku Station on March 16, 2013; but remained suspended on the portion from Urashuku Station to Onagawa Station until March 21, 2015.

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 38°25′12″N 141°21′55″E / 38.419961°N 141.365167°E / 38.419961; 141.365167

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