Watanoha Station

Railway station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

■ Ishinomaki Line
■ Senseki Line

Distance35.9 km from KogotaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 7, 1939PassengersFY2018543 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Rikuzen-Inai towards Kogota		Ishinomaki Line		Mangokuura towards Onagawa
Rikuzen-Inai towards Sendai		Senseki-Tōhoku Line Rapid		Mangokuura towards Onagawa

Location
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Watanoha Station (渡波駅, Watanoha-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Watanoha Station is served by the Ishinomaki Line, and is located 35.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Ishinomaki Line	for Ishinomaki and Kogota
	■ Senseki-Tōhoku Line	for Ishinomaki and Sendai
2	■ Ishinomaki Line	for Onagawa

History

Watanoha Station opened on October 7, 1939. Operations of the line and the station were suspended by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Services were resumed from Ishinomaki Station to Watanoha on March 17, 2012, and from Watanoha to Urashuku Station on March 16, 2013; but remained suspended on the portion from Urashuku Station to Onagawa Station until August 6, 2016.