Train service
Weekday departures: 2/day · Sat & holiday departures: 48/day
First / last train (weekday): 4:47 / 24:36
Busiest hour: 0:00–1:00 (1)
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0:00 ─ 23:00
Counts are departures in the timetable data shown on our live map.
Adjacent stations
- JR Chikuhi Line: Karatsu ⇄ Higashi-Karatsu
Location
History
Watada Station opened on 22 March 1983. It is an elevated, single-side-platform halt in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, 40.9 km from the line's origin at Meinohama on the Chikuhi Line, served by both local and weekday rapid trains. JR Kyushu took over operation on 1 April 1987 with the breakup of Japanese National Railways; the station is unstaffed.
Sources
Last updated: 2026-05-22