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.png.webp){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 Location within Chiba Prefecture  Wadaura Station Wadaura Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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
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
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
| 1 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Tateyama, Kisarazu, and Chiba |
| 2 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Awa-Kamogawa, Mobara, and Chiba |
History
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
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 94 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Wadaura Seawater Bath
- Minamibōsō City Hall Wada Branch (Formerly the Wada Town Hall)
National Route 126- Hiking path to Mount Karasuba
See also
References
- ↑ 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
Media related to Wadaura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)