Hamayoshida Station

Railway station in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

38°00′08″N 140°53′24″E / 38.0023°N 140.8899°E / 38.0023; 140.8899Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance329.6 km from NipporiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 10, 1897Previous namesYoshida (until 1915)PassengersFY2020399 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Yamashita towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Watari towards Sendai

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

Hamayoshida Station (浜吉田駅, Hamayoshida-eki) is a railway station in the town of Watari, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hamayoshida Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 329.6 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.

Station layout

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

History

The station opened on November 10, 1897 as Yoshida Station (吉田駅). It was renamed Hamayoshida on June 1, 1915.^{[citation needed]} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Following severe damage in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, operations on the Joban Line between Hamayoshida Station and Soma Station were suspended^[1] until December 10, 2016.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 504 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Hamayoshida Post Office

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2012-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.