Jingūji Station

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

Jingūji Station

神宮寺駅
Jingūji Station in June 2019
LocationHongōno-21 Jingūji, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken 019-1701
Japan
Coordinates39°29′41.8″N 140°25′34.7″E
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
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)202 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ōmagari
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Kariwano
toward Aomori
Location
Jingūji Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Jingūji Station
Jingūji Station (Japan)
Platform

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. The station is staffed.

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

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

Surrounding area

References
  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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