Wada Station

Location
	Wada Station Location within Akita Prefecture Wada Station Wada Station (Japan)

Wada Station

和田駅
Wada Station; 和田駅
	North Exit in June, 2023
General information
Location	Kaminakano, Kawabe Wada,Akita-shi, Akita-ken 019-2601; Japan
Coordinates	39°39′3.2″N 140°13′4.1″E / 39.650889°N 140.217806°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	285.4 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 1, 1903
Passengers
FY2018	331
Services
Location
Location
	Wada Station Location within Akita Prefecture Wada Station Wada Station (Japan)

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).

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.

South Exit in June, 2023
Gates in June, 2023
Platform in June, 2023

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Ōmagari and Yuzawa
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

References

^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. 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)

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 535. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[jreast2018stats-2] 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.

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