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).
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Wakimoto Station 脇本駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Wakimoto Station in May 2018 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 13 Magarita, Wakimoto, Oga-shi, Akita-ken 010-0342 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°54′54″N 139°54′10.7″E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Oga Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 18.9 km from Oiwake | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 8 November 1914 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2009 | 205 daily | ||||||||||
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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] |
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