Ōkama Station

Ōkama Station
大釜駅
Ōkama Station in 2007
Location
Prefecture Iwate
(See other stations in Iwate)
City Takizawa
Neighborhood etc. Shinogi
Postal code020 - 0161
(in Japanese)岩手県岩手郡滝沢市篠木
History
Year opened 1921
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Tazawako Line
Statistics 518 passengers/day (FY 2012)

Ōkama Station (大釜駅 Ōkama-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Ōkama Station is served by the Tazawako Line, and is located 6.0 km from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Ōkama Station has a two opposed side platforms, connected to the wooden station building by a pedestrian overpass. However, only platform 1 is in normal use, and serves traffic in both directions. Platform 2 is used occasionally, also for service in both directions.

Platforms

1, 2 Tazawako Line for Morioka, Shizukuishi and Ōmagari

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Rapid: no stop
Tazawako Line
Morioka - Koiwai

History

Ōkama Station opened on June 25, 1921. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 39°42′42″N 141°04′19″E / 39.7117°N 141.0720°E