title: Atawa Station
text: # Atawa Station
  
  Atawa Station (阿田和駅, Atawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Mihama, Minamimuro District, Mie, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Atawa Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 168.4 km (104.6 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Atawa Station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The small station building dates from the original construction of the line. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Shingū |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Owase, and Nagoya |
  
  ## History
  
  Atawa Station opened on 8 August 1940, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei-Nishi Line. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station has been unattended since 21 December 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 148 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Mihama Town Office
  * Hikitsukuri Shrine
  * Mihama Municipal Atawa Elementary School
  * Mihama Municipal Atawa Junior High School
  