title: Nemoto Station
text: # Nemoto Station
  
  Nemoto Station (根本駅, Nemoto-eki) is a railway station on the Taita Line in the city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nemoto Station is served by the Taita Line, and is located 4.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tajimi.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Nemoto Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | JR Central |||||
  | Taita Line |||||
  | Koizumi | Local | Hime |
  
  ## History
  
  Nemoto Station opened on February 15, 1920 as a station on the Tōnō Railway. It was closed from October 1, 1928 and reopened on December 26, 1952. The station was absorbed into the JR Tōkai network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,262 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 248
  * ruins of Nemoto Castle
  