Wadaura Station
Wadaura Station 和田浦駅 | |||||||||||
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 Wadaura Station in April 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Wadachō Nigaura, Minamibōsō-shi Chiba-ken 299-2703 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°02′30″N 140°01′11″E / 35.0418°N 140.0197°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Uchibō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 106.8km from Soga | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 20, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 94 | ||||||||||
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Wadaura Station (和田浦駅, Wadaura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Wadaura Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 106.8 km (66.4 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Soga Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station is an at-grade station with two sets of rails running between two opposing side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Tateyama, Kisarazu, and Chiba |
| 2 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Awa-Kamogawa, Mobara, and Chiba |
History
[edit]Wadaura Station was opened on December 20, 1922. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A whale-shaped station building was completed in 1995.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 94 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Wadaura Seawater Bath
- Minamibōsō City Hall Wada Branch (Formerly the Wada Town Hall)
National Route 126- Hiking path to Mount Karasuba
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Wadaura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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