title: Sawa Station (Ibaraki)
text: # Sawa Station (Ibaraki)
  
  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).
  
  ## Lines
  
  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.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 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 |
  | 2 | ■ Mito Line | for Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama |
  
  ## History
  
  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.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3887 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kasamatsu Stadium
  * JGSDF Camp Katsuta
  