Hokuhoku-Ōshima Station

Hokuhoku-Ōshima Station (ほくほく大島駅, Hokuhoku-Ōshima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan operated by the third-sector operator Hokuetsu Express.

Hokuhoku-Ōshima Station ほくほく大島駅
Hokuhoku-Ōshima Station in November 2007
Location	269-2 Shimotate, Ōshima-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 942-1104 Japan
Coordinates	37.1469°N 138.5095°E / 37.1469; 138.5095
Operated by	Hokuetsu Express
Line(s)	■ Hokuhoku Line
Distance	38.6 km from Muikamachi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 March 1997
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	68 daily
Location
Hokuhoku-Ōshima Station Location within Hokuhoku Line Show map of Hokuhoku Line Hokuhoku-Ōshima Station Hokuhoku-Ōshima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Hokuhoku-Ōshima Station is served by the Hokuhoku Line and is 38.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Muikamachi.

Station layout

The station is located on a bridge between two tunnel portals, and has one elevated side platform with the station building underneath. The station is unattended.

Platforms

■ Hokuhoku Line

for Echigo-Yuzawa, Muikamachi, Tōkamachi, Saigata and Naoetsu (bidirectional)

• 
  Station building
• 
  Platform

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hokuhoku Line
Chō-Rapid Snow Rabbit[1]: Does not stop at this station
Matsudai		Rapid	Mushikawa-Ōsugi
Matsudai		Local	Mushigawa-Ōsugi

History

The station opened on 22 March 1997 with the opening of the Hokuhoku Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 68 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surroundings area

• former Oshima village hall

References

1. Hokuetsu Express. "Timetable of Hokuhoku Line Revised:March 4.2017" (PDF). Retrieved January 11, 2018.
2. 上越市統計要覧(平成29年版) [Joetsu City official statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Joetsu City. 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

External links

• Hokuetsu Express station information (in Japanese)