Wabuchi Station

Wabuchi Station
和渕駅
Wabuchi Station in July 2009
Location Wabuchi-aze Shimizu 123, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 987-1102
Japan
Coordinates 38°31′33″N 141°13′14″E / 38.525849°N 141.220458°E / 38.525849; 141.220458
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kesennuma Line
Distance 3.2 km from Maeyachi
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 24 October 1968
Location
Wabuchi Station
Location within Japan

Wabuchi Station (和渕駅, Wabuchi-eki) is a railway station on the Kesennuma Line in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Wabuchi Station is served by the Kesennuma Line, and is located 3.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

Wabuchi Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kesennuma Line
Maeyachi Local Nonodake

History

Wabuchi Station opened on 24 October 1968. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

  • Miyagi Prefectural Road 21
  • Wabuchi Post Office

See also

  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • "JR気仙沼線 【前面展望 9】 陸前豊里⇒前谷地" (video). YouTube.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26. video of a train trip from Rikuzen-Toyosato Station to Maeyachi Station in 2009, passing Nonodake Station at around 03:35 minutes and Wabuchi Station at around 05:48 minutes, without stopping.
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