Sawada Station (沢田駅, Sawada eki) is a railway station in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sawada Station

沢田駅
Sawada Station in February 2007
General information
Location1714 Sawada, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-2102
Japan
Coordinates38°25′56″N 141°22′56″E / 38.432352°N 141.382361°E / 38.432352; 141.382361
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ishinomaki Line
Distance38.3 km from Kogota
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 7, 1939
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mangokuura
towards Kogota
Ishinomaki Line Urashuku
towards Onagawa
Mangokuura
towards Sendai
Senseki-Tōhoku Line
Rapid
Location
Sawada Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Sawada Station
Sawada Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Sawada Station is located in Japan
Sawada Station
Sawada Station
Sawada Station (Japan)

Lines

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Sawada Station is served by the Ishinomaki Line, and is located 38.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

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The station has one side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended and there is no station building.

History

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Sawada Station opened on October 7, 1939. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Operations of the line and the station were suspended by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Services were resumed on March 16, 2013; but remained suspended on the portion from Urashuku to Onagawa until August 6, 2016.[citation needed]

Adjacent stations

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JR East
Ishinomaki Line・Senseki-Tohoku Line
Rapid・Local
Mangokuura - Sta.Sawada - Urashuku

Surrounding area

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See also

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