Watada Station

Coordinates: 33°26′14″N 129°58′49″E / 33.43722°N 129.98028°E / 33.43722; 129.98028
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Watada Station

和多田駅
Entrance of Watada Station in 2009
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°26′14″N 129°58′49″E / 33.43722°N 129.98028°E / 33.43722; 129.98028
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Chikuhi Line
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnmanned, ticket machine
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 March 1983; 41 years ago (1983-03-22)
Passengers
FY2016331 daily
Rank296th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Watada Station is located in Japan
Watada Station
Watada Station
Location within Japan

Watada Station (和多田駅, Watada-eki) is a railway station in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Chikuhi line.

Lines[edit]

Layout[edit]

It is an elevated station with a single side platform. It is an unmanned station with a ticket machine and a bathroom.

Environs[edit]

  • Karatsu Commercial High School
  • Karatsu City Daigo Junior High School
  • Karatsu City Sotomachi Elementary School
  • Karatsu Watada Post office

History[edit]

  • 1983-03-22 - Opening

Adjacent stations[edit]

Service
Chikuhi Line
Higashi-Karatsu Local Karatsu
Higashi-Karatsu Rapid Service Karatsu

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 331 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 296th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度)" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.