Operated by JR East Passengers (FY 2012) 394 daily Opened 1939 | Line(s) Ishinomaki Line Address Japan | |
Location 1-7-1 Watanoha, Ishinomaki, Miyagi
(宮城県石巻市渡波町一丁目7-1)
Japan Similar Mangokuura Station, Rikuzen‑Inai Station, Urashuku Station, Sobanokami Station, Hebita Station |
2011 9 12 relief work at watanoha station mangokuura and kadonowaki jr hi
Watanoha Station (渡波駅, Watanoha-eki) is a railway station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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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.
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.