Wakuya Station

38°32′17″N 141°07′38″E / 38.538033°N 141.127306°E / 38.538033; 141.127306Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Ishinomaki LineDistance6.2 km from KogotaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 28, 1912Rebuilt2013PassengersFY2018559 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kami-Wakuya towards Kogota		Ishinomaki Line		Maeyachi towards Onagawa
		Kesennuma Line		Maeyachi towards Yanaizu

Location
Wakuya Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Wakuya Station Wakuya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Wakuya Station (涌谷駅, Wakuya-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Wakuya Station is served by the Ishinomaki Line, and is located 6.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

1	■ Ishinomaki Line	for Ishinomaki and Onagawa
2	■ Ishinomaki Line	for Kogota

Wakuya Station opened on October 28, 1912. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in May 2013.

In fiscal year 2018, the station was used by an average of 559 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

• Wakuya Town Hall
• Wakuya Post Office
• National Route 108
• National Route 346
• Shiroyama Castle Site

• List of railway stations in Japan