Oyama Station

Oyama Station (小山駅, Oyama-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Oyama, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Oyama Station

小山駅
Oyama Station from outside
Location3 Shiroyamacho, Oyama-shi, Tochigi-ken 323-0025
Japan
Coordinates
Operated by
  • JR East
  • JR Freight
Line(s)
  • ■ Tohoku Shinkansen
  • ■ Tohoku Main Line
  • ■■ Shonan-Shinjuku Line
  • ■ Mito Line
  • ■ Ryomo Line
Distance80.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side, 2 bay, 4 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 July 1885
Traffic
Passengers (FY2019)22,471(daily)
Location
Oyama Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Oyama Station
Oyama Station (Japan)

Overview

This station is the representative station of Oyama City, the second largest city in Tochigi Prefecture, and the largest terminal station next to Utsunomiya Station in the prefecture.

Lines
A Mito Line 415 series train at Oyama
A Ryōmō Line 115 series train at Oyama

Oyama Station is served by the following lines.

Station layout

The Shinkansen portion of the station has one side platform and one island platform, both of which are elevated. The local portion of the station has two bay platforms (Platforms 6 and 8) for the Ryomo Line and three island platforms (Platforms 9 and 10, 12 and 13, 15 and 16) of the other local lines. There are no platforms 2, 3, 7, 11, 14.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen for Nasushiobara, Fukushima, Sendai, and Morioka
4,5 ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen for Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo
6,8 ■ Ryōmō Line for Tochigi, Sano, Ashikaga, Kiryū, Maebashi, and Takasaki
9,10 ■ Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso
■ Shonan-Shinjuku Line for Utsunomiya
12,13 ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)
15,16 ■ Mito Line for Shimodate, Tomobe, and Mito
  • Most up Shinkansen services use platform 4.
  • Some trains on the Ryōmō Line offering through service to Utsunomiya operate from Platform 9.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tōhoku Shinkansen
Hayabusa: Does not stop at this station
Ōmiya   Yamabiko   Utsunomiya
Ōmiya   Nasuno   Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya Line
Koga   Commuter Rapid   Koganei
Koga   Rapid Rabbit   Koganei
Mamada   Local & Rapid Acty   Koganei
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Koga   Rapid   Koganei
Mamada   Local   Koganei
Mito Line
Terminus   Local   Otabayashi
Ryōmō Line
Omoigawa   Local   Terminus

History
  • July 16, 1885: The station opens on what later becomes the Tōhoku Main Line.[1]
  • May 22, 1888: The Ryōmō Line opens.
  • January 16, 1889: The Mito Line opens.
  • June 23, 1982: The Tōhoku Shinkansen opens.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,471 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

See also

References
  1. Oyama Station information. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. (in Japanese)
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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