Jingūji Station

Jingūji Station
神宮寺駅

Jingūji Station
Location Jingūji Hongono 21, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Distance 253.0 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms 1 island platform
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=860
History
Opened 1904
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 230 daily
Location
Jingūji Station
Location within Japan

Jingūji Station (神宮寺駅 Jingūji-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Jingūji Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 253.0 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Jingūji Station consists of a single ground-level island platform, with the tracks a Platform 1 dual gauge for use by through traffic of the Akita Shinkansen. The platform is connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1  Ōu Main Line for Akita
2  Ōu Main Line for Yokote and Ōmagari

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Ōmagari - Kariwano

History

Jingūji Station was opened on August 21, 1904 on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Kamioka, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in July 2008.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 230 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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Coordinates: 39°29′41.8″N 140°25′34.7″E / 39.494944°N 140.426306°E / 39.494944; 140.426306

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