Watanoha Station

is a railway station in 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.   It is also the terminus of the 47.2 kilometer Senseki-Tōhoku Line from . 

Station layout
Watanoha Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. 

Platforms

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. 

Surrounding area
Ishinomaki City Hall Watanoha branch office
National Route 398
Mangokuura Port
Watanoha Post Office

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the  station was used by an average of 524 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). 

See also
 List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

 

Category:Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture
Category:Ishinomaki Line
Category:Railway stations opened in 1939
Category:1939 establishments in Japan
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Category:Ishinomaki