Sawa Station (Ibaraki)

36°25′49″N 140°32′26″E / 36.4304°N 140.5406°E / 36.4304; 140.5406Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance125.3 km from NipporiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 February 1897PassengersFY20193887 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Katsuta towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Tōkai towards Sendai

Location
Sawa Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Sawa Station Sawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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).

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.

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

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

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.

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3887 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

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