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Jingūji Station

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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Jingūji Station

神宮寺駅
Jingūji Station in June 2019
General information
LocationHongōno-21 Jingūji, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken 019-1701
Japan
Coordinates39°29′41.8″N 140°25′34.7″E / 39.494944°N 140.426306°E / 39.494944; 140.426306
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Distance253.0 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 21, 1904
Passengers
FY2018202 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ōmagari
towards Shinjō
Ōu Main Line
Local
Kariwano
towards Aomori
Location
Jingūji Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Jingūji Station
Jingūji Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Jingūji Station is located in Japan
Jingūji Station
Jingūji Station
Jingūji Station (Japan)
Platform

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

Lines

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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

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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. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

History

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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

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 202 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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