They staged violent protests attacking the construction crews and refused to sell the lands needed for the railroad.

The Railway Ministry at one point decided to stop construction on the Suigun line, but this in turn enraged the residents around Hitachi-Daigo Station.

Ultimately, Prime Minister Kato Takaaki was forced to intervene, and stations were constructed at all three locations.

The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

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