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).

Oiwake Station

追分駅
Oiwake Station (May 20, 2018)
Location257-4 Ebiana, Kanaashi-oiwake, Akita-shi, Akita-ken, 010-0126
Japan
Coordinates39.80995°N 140.057745°E / 39.80995; 140.057745
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance311.7 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 21, 1902
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)1653daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kami-Iijima
toward Akita
 Ōu Main Line
Rapid
 Ōkubo
toward Aomori
Kami-Iijima
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
Kami-Iijima
toward Akita
 Oga Line Detohama
toward Oga
Location
Oiwake Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Oiwake Station
Oiwake Station (Japan)

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
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See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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