Watari Station (Miyagi)
# Watari Station (Miyagi)

Watari Station (亘理駅, Watari-eki) is a railway station in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Watari Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 334.6 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.

## Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Iwanuma and Sendai for Haranomachi |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line | (currently not in use) |

## History

Watari Station opened on 10 November 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station building was rebuilt in 2008 in the form of a faux Japanese castle, and incorporates the Watari Town Library and the Watari Local History Museum.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 2,130 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The

## Surrounding area

* Watari Town Hall
* Watari Post Office
