Wakimoto Station (original) (raw)

Railway station in Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Wakimoto Station脇本駅
Wakimoto Station in May 2018
General information
Location	13 Magarita, Wakimoto, Oga-shi, Akita-ken 010-0342Japan
Coordinates	39°54′54″N 139°54′10.7″E / 39.91500°N 139.902972°E / 39.91500; 139.902972
Operated by	JR East
Line	■ Oga Line
Distance	18.9 km from Oiwake
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 November 1914
Passengers
FY2009	205 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Funakoshitowards Akita Oga Line Hadachitowards Oga
LocationWakimoto StationLocation within Akita PrefectureShow map of Akita PrefectureWakimoto StationWakimoto Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Wakimoto Station (脇本駅, Wakimoto-eki) is a railway station on the Oga Line in the city of Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Wakimoto Station is served by the Oga Line and is located 18.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the Oga Line at Oiwake .

The station has one island platform, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

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  The platform in September 2003

The station building in October 2005, before rebuilding

Wakimoto Station opened on November 8, 1914, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the village of Wakimoto.[1] JGR became JNR (Japanese National Railways) after World War II. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1] It has been unattended since April 2011.[_citation needed_]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2009, the station was used by an average of 205 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

• National Route 101
• Wakimoto Post Office
• Wakimoto No. 1 Elementary School
• List of railway stations in Japan

1. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [_Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR_] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 548. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2009年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

Media related to Wakimoto Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)