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| Sawa Station 佐和駅 | |||||||||||
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 Sawa Station, November 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Takaba 574, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-0062 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°25′49″N 140°32′26″E / 36.4304°N 140.5406°E / 36.4304; 140.5406 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | [REDACTED] JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 125.3 km from Nippori | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 February 1897 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 3887 daily | ||||||||||
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Sawa StationLocation within Ibaraki PrefectureShow map of Ibaraki Prefecture
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Sawa Station (佐和駅, Sawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Sawa Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 125.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Hitachi, Takahagi, Iwaki and Haranomachi |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| ■ Mito Line | for Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama |
History
Sawa Station was opened on 25 February 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3887 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Kasamatsu Stadium
- JGSDF Camp Katsuta
See also
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
[REDACTED] Media related to Sawa Station (Ibaraki) at Wikimedia Commons
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- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
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