Wabuchi Station

Wabuchi Station (和渕駅, Wabuchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Wabuchi Station 和渕駅
Wabuchi Station in July 2009
Location	Wabuchi-aze Shimizu 123, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 987-1102 Japan
Coordinates	38°31′33″N 141°13′14″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kesennuma Line
Distance	3.2 km from Maeyachi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	24 October 1968
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Maeyachi toward Kogota Kesennuma Line Nonodake toward Yanaizu
Location
Wabuchi Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Wabuchi Station Wabuchi Station (Japan)

Lines

Wabuchi Station is served by the Kesennuma Line, and is located 3.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.

History

Wabuchi Station opened on 24 October 1968. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

• Miyagi Prefectural Road 21
• Wabuchi Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Wabuchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)
• "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 ９】 陸前豊里⇒前谷地" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Toyosato Station to Maeyachi Station in 2009, passing Nonodake Station at around 03:35 minutes and Wabuchi Station at around 05:48 minutes, without stopping.