Operated by JR East | Line(s) ■ Ōu Main Line Opened 1904 | |
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Jingūji Station (神宮寺駅, Jingūji-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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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.
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).