Oiwake Station (Akita)

Oiwake Station
追分駅
Oiwake Station (June 27, 2010)
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Akita
Neighborhood etc. 257-4 Ebiana, Kanaashi-oiwake
Postal code010-0126
(in Japanese)秋田県秋田市金足字海老穴257-4
History
Year opened 1902
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Oga Line
Statistics 1,838 passengers/day (FY2012)

Oiwake Station (追分駅 Oiwake-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by an overpass.

Platforms

1 ■Ōu Main Line for Akita
■Oga Line for Oga
2 ■Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Aomori
■Oga Line for Oga
3 ■Ōu Main Line for Akita

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Rapid: no stop
Kami-Iijima   Local   Ōkubo
Oga Line
Kami-Iijima   Local   Detohama

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 2012, the station was used by an average of 1,838 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

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.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

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Coordinates: 39°48′36″N 140°03′28″E / 39.80995°N 140.057745°E