Sawa Station (Ibaraki)
# Sawa Station (Ibaraki)

Sawa Station (佐和駅, Sawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Sawa Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 125.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Hitachi, Takahagi, Iwaki and Haranomachi |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| 2 | ■ Mito Line | for Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama |

## History

Sawa Station was opened on 25 February 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3887 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Kasamatsu Stadium
* JGSDF Camp Katsuta
