Wada Station
Wada Station (和田駅, Wada-eki) is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Wada Station in August 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Location | Kaminakano, Kawabe Wada,Akita-shi, Akita-ken 019-2601 Japan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°39′3.2″N 140°13′4.1″E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 285.4 kilometers from Fukushima | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | October 1, 1903 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
FY2018 | 331 | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
Wada Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 285.4 km (177.3 mi) from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Akita Shinkansen trains run through this station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1.
History
Wada Station opened on October 1, 1903 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1] A new station building was completed in February 2003.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 331 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- National Route 13
- Former Kawabe Town Hall
- Wada Post Office
- Akita International University
See also
References
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 535. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
External links
Media related to Wada Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)