It is also the terminal station for the Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line, and is 44.1 km (27.4 mi) from the opposing terminus of the line at Matō.

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office and has coin lockers.

The station has many accessibility features such as escalators, elevators, Mobility scooter access, wheelchair-accessible bathroom, and a Braille Fare table.

[5] Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

The station started accepting Suica cards on 18 November 2001.