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
Location	Hongōno-21 Jingūji, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken 019-1701 Japan
Coordinates	39°29′41.8″N 140°25′34.7″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	253.0 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 21, 1904
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

• former Kamioka Town Hall
• Jingūji post office
• National Route 13

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.

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)