Ōdate Station

Ōdate Station (大館駅, Ōdate-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Ōdate, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Ōdate Station

大館駅
Ōdate Station in October 2018
Location1-3-1 Onari-chō, Ōdate-shi, Akita-ken 017-0044
Japan
Coordinates40°17′16.8″N 140°33′23.4″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance402.9 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 15, 1899
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)906
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Takanosu
toward Akita
 Tsugaru Ikarigaseki
toward Aomori
Hayaguchi
toward Akita
 Ōu Main Line
Rapid
Shimokawazoi
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Shirasawa
toward Aomori
Higashi-Ōdate
toward Morioka
 Hanawa Line Terminus
Location
Ōdate Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Ōdate Station
Ōdate Station (Japan)

Lines

Ōdate Station is a station on the Ōu Main Line, and is located 402.9 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima in Fukushima Prefecture. It is also a terminal station on the Hanawa Line, and is located 106.9 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kōma in Iwate Prefecture. The station formerly also served the now-defunct Kosaka Smelting & Refining Kosaka Line.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and single island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita
2 ■ Ōu Main Line for Hirosaki
3 ■ Hanawa Line for Towada-Minami, Kazuno-Hanawa, and Morioka

History
Ōdate Station before World War II

Ōdate Station opened on November 15, 1899,[1] on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The privately owned Kosaka Line began operations in 1909, and the privately owned Akita Railway began operations from July 1, 1914. The Hanaoka Line opened on January 26, 1916. The Akita Railway was nationalized on June 1, 1934.

After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The Hanaoka Line closed on April 1, 1985. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. Kosaka Line passenger operations ceased on October 1, 1994, and freight operations ended on March 12, 2008.

Hachikō
See also: Hachikō § Bronze statues

A statue of Hachikō was first erected in front of the station in July 1935, but was subsequently melted down for its metal content in World War II, and was not restored until November 1986.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 906 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • Ōdate Station Bus Stop
  • Shūhoku Bus Main Office

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 128. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員　（2018年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

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