Wakimoto Station 脇本駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 13 Magarita, Wakimoto, Oga-shi, Akita-ken 010-0342 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°54′54″N 139°54′10.7″E / 39.91500°N 139.902972°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ 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 | ||||||||||
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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).
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.
1 | ■ Oga Line | for Oga |
2 | ■ Oga Line | for Oiwake and Akita |
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]
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 |
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2000 | 358[3] |
2005 | 274[4] |
2009 | 205[2] |