Wakimoto Station

Railway station in Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan

39°54′54″N 139°54′10.7″E / 39.91500°N 139.902972°E / 39.91500; 139.902972Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Oga LineDistance18.9 km from OiwakePlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened8 November 1914PassengersFY2009205 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Funakoshi towards Akita		Oga Line		Hadachi towards Oga

Location
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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).

Lines

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

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Oga Line	for Oga
2	■ Oga Line	for Oiwake and Akita

The platform in September 2003

History

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

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.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	358^[3]
2005	274^[4]
2009	205^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 101
Wakimoto Post Office
Wakimoto No. 1 Elementary School

References

^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ 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.