Ōmigawa Station

Ōmigawa Station (青海川駅, Ōmigawa-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Not to be confused with Omigawa Station.
Ōmigawa Station

青海川駅
Ōmigawa Station in June 2009
LocationŌmigawa, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3661
Japan
Coordinates37.3463°N 138.4864°E / 37.3463; 138.4864
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance29.6 km to Naoetsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened28 July 1899
Location
Ōmigawa Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Ōmigawa Station
Ōmigawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Ōmigawa Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 29.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Layout

The station is unstaffed and consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.

  • Platforms
  • The view from train

Platforms
south ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Naoetsu
north ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki and Nagaoka

History

The station was opened on 28 July 1899.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Station and track blocked by landslide, July 2007

On 17 July 2007, the station and line was damaged and blocked by a landslide caused by the 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake. The line reopened to traffic on 13 September 2007. A new station building was completed on 25 March 2008.

Surrounding area
  • Ōmigawa Swimming Beach

Adjacent stations
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Shinetsu Main Line
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See also

References
  1. JR East station information. Retrieved 8 February 2010. (in Japanese)
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