# Wada Station

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**Wada Station** (和田駅, *Wada-eki*) is a [railway station](/source/Railway_station) in [Akita](/source/Akita_(city)) city, [Akita Prefecture](/source/Akita_Prefecture), Japan, operated by the [East Japan Railway Company](/source/East_Japan_Railway_Company) (JR East).

## Lines

Wada Station is served by the [Ōu Main Line](/source/%C5%8Cu_Main_Line) and is located 285.4 km (177.3 mi) from the line's starting point [Fukushima Station](/source/Fukushima_Station_(Fukushima)).

## Station layout

The station has two opposed [side platforms](/source/Side_platform), connected to the station building by a footbridge. It is staffed and [Akita Shinkansen](/source/Akita_Shinkansen) trains run through the station, using the tracks adjacent to Platform 1.

## History

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

## Passenger statistics

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

## Surrounding area

- Former Kawabe Town Hall
- Wada Post Office
- [Akita International University](/source/Akita_International_University)

## See also

- [List of railway stations in Japan](/source/List_of_railway_stations_in_Japan)

## References

1. *ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編* [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. 1998. p. 535. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

1. ["ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度)"](http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_07.html) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

## External links

- [JR East station information](http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1699) (in Japanese)

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