Ōwani Station

Ōwani Station (大鰐駅, Ōwani-eki) of the Kōnan Railway Company and Ōwani-Onsen Station (大鰐温泉駅, Ōwani-Onsen-eki) of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the northern Ōu Main Line form an integrated railway station in the town of Ōwani, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Ōwani-Onsen Station

大鰐温泉駅
Ōwani-Onsen Station in September 2019
Location34-20 Ōwani Maeda, Ōwani-machi Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-0211
Japan
Coordinates40°31′17.9″N 140°34′1.7″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance435.3 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 island + 1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 21, 1895
Previous namesŌwani Station (until 1991)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)212 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ikarigaseki
toward Akita
 Tsugaru Hirosaki
toward Aomori
Ōu Main Line
Rapid
Nagamine
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Ishikawa
toward Aomori
Preceding station Kōnan Railway Following station
Shukugawara
toward Chūō-Hirosaki
 Ōwani Line Terminus
Location
Ōwani-Onsen Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Ōwani-Onsen Station
Ōwani-Onsen Station (Japan)

Lines

Ōwani-Onsen Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 435.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima.[1] Kōnan Railway's Ōwani Station is the southern terminus of the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line.

Station layout

JR Ōwani-Onsen Station has one island platform and one side platform serving tracks 1 to 3. The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station has one island platform serving tracks 4 and 5; however, in practice only track 4 is in use.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Hirosaki and Aomori
2, 3 ■ Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita
4, 5 ■ Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line for Chūō-Hirosaki

History

The station opened on October 21, 1895 as Ōwani Station (大鰐駅) on the Japanese government railways, the predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR).[1] A footbridge connecting the platforms was completed in 1915, and the station building in 1921.

With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.[1] On March 16, 1991, it was renamed Ōwani-Onsen Station.[1]

The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station opened on January 26, 1952. On October 1, 1970 it was renamed Kōnan-Ōwani Station (大鰐駅) to distinguish it from the adjacent JNR station; however, it reverted to its original name on April 1, 1986.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR East station was used by an average of 212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Ōwani Station

大鰐駅
Ōwani Station in September 2019
Location34-20 Ōwani Maeda, Ōwani-machi, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-0211
Japan
Operated by Kōnan Railway Company
Line(s)■ Ōwani Line
History
OpenedJanuary 26, 1952

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 539. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員（2016年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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