Wakasennin Station

Railway station in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

39°18′32″N 140°54′34″E / 39.3088°N 140.9095°E / 39.3088; 140.9095Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Kitakami Line Distance20.3 km from KitakamiPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 18, 1921Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Yudakinshūko towards Yokote		Kitakami Line Rapid Local		Iwasawa towards Kitakami

Location
Wakasennin Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Wakasennin Station Wakasennin Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Wakasennin Station (和賀仙人駅, Wakasennin-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Wakasennin Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 20.3 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Kitakami Line	for Fujine and Kitakami
2	■ Kitakami Line	for Hottoyuda and Yokote

History

Wakasennin Station opened on November 18, 1921 as a station on the now-defunct Yokoguro Line. With the construction of Yuda Dam in late 1962, the line was re-routed to become part of the Kitakami Line.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 1999.