Wada Station - Wikipedia

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Wada Station 和田駅
North Exit in June, 2023
General information
Location	Kaminakano, Kawabe Wada, Akita-shi, Akita-ken 019-2601 Japan
Coordinates	39°39′3.2″N 140°13′4.1″E / 39.650889°N 140.217806°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	285.4 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 1, 1903
Passengers
FY2018	331
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kariwano One-way operation Ōu Main Line Rapid Yotsugoya towards Aomori Ōbarino towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local
Location Wada Station Location within Akita Prefecture Wada Station Wada Station (Japan)

Wada Station (和田駅, Wada-eki) is a railway station in Akita city, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Wada Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and is located 285.4 km (177.3 mi) from the line's starting point Fukushima Station.

The station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. It is staffed and Akita Shinkansen trains run through the station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1.

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  South Exit in June, 2023

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  Gates in June, 2023

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  Platform in June, 2023

Wada Station opened on October 1, 1903, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).^[1] The station was incorporated into the JR East network following the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.^[1] A new station building was completed in February 2003.^{[citation needed]}

In fiscal year 2018, the station was used by an average of 331 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

• National Route 13
• Former Kawabe Town Hall
• Wada Post Office
• Akita International University

• List of railway stations in Japan

Media related to Wada Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)