▁Station ▁was ▁built ▁close ▁by , ▁and ▁this ▁replaced ▁W ak in oda ▁Station ▁when ▁the ▁H ok ur iku ▁Sh ink ansen ▁opened ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Station ▁layout ▁The ▁station ▁had ▁a ▁single ▁ground - level ▁island ▁platform ▁serving ▁two ▁tracks . ▁ ▁Platform s ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁stations ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁W ak in oda ▁Station ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁With ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁J NR ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁station ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁J R ▁East . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁station ▁building ▁and ▁platforms ▁were ▁closed , ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁functions ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁structure , ▁and ▁became ▁J ō ets um y ō k ō ▁Station ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁the ▁H ok ur iku ▁Sh ink ansen ▁opened ▁for ▁service . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁statistics ▁In ▁fis cal ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 3 9 ▁passengers ▁daily ▁( board ing ▁passengers ▁only ). ▁The ▁passenger ▁figures ▁for ▁previous ▁years ▁are ▁as ▁shown ▁below . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁J R ▁East ▁W ak in oda ▁Station ▁▁ ▁Category : Sh in ' ets u ▁Main ▁Line ▁Category : St ations ▁of ▁East ▁Japan ▁Railway ▁Company ▁Category : R ail way ▁stations