Hamayoshida Station 浜吉田駅
Hamayoshida Station in August 2014
General information
Location	Yoshida, Watari-machi, Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-2331 Japan
Coordinates	38°00′08″N 140°53′24″E / 38.0023°N 140.8899°E / 38.0023; 140.8899
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	329.6 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 10, 1897
Previous names	Yoshida (until 1915)
Passengers
FY2020	399 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