The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. However, one of the platforms is not normally used. The platforms are connected by an underground passageway.
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]
The station opened on 28 December 1912 as Jizodo Station (地蔵堂駅, Jizo-do-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1983. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed March 2000.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 496 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]