Oiwake Station (Akita)
Oiwake Station (追分駅, Oiwake-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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| Location | 257-4 Ebiana, Kanaashi-oiwake, Akita-shi, Akita-ken, 010-0126 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.80995°N 140.057745°E | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 311.7 kilometers from Fukushima | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 21, 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (FY2018) | 1653daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Oiwake Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 311.7 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station. It is also the southern terminus of the Oga Line and is 26.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Oga.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Oga Line | for Akita For Oga |
| 2 | ■ Oga Line | for Oga |
| ■ Ōu Main Line | for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki | |
| 3 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Akita and Ōmagari |
History
Oiwake Station opened on October 21, 1902 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1653 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Oiwake Post Office
See also
References
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)