Ōkubo Station (Akita)

Ōkubo Station
大久保駅
Ōkubo Station (August 2004)
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Katagami
Neighborhood etc. 3-1 Kaidōshita, Shōwa-Ōkubo
Postal code018-1401
(in Japanese)秋田県潟上市昭和大久保字街道下3-1
History
Year opened 1902
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Statistics 491 passengers/day (FY2009)

Ōkubo Station (大久保駅 Ōkubo-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Katagami, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ōkubo Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 318.9 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Ōkubo Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by an overpass. Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction. Ōkubo Station is a simple consignment station, operated by Katagami municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed.

Platforms

1 Ōu Main Line for Oiwake and Akita
2 Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Ōdate
3 Ōu Main Line freight siding

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Rapid: no stop
Oiwake   Local   Ugo-Īzuka

History

Ōkubo Station opened on October 21, 1902.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

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.

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Coordinates: 39°52′16.83″N 140°3′47.34″E / 39.8713417°N 140.0631500°E