Oitama Station
Appearance
Oitama Station 置賜駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 633 Asagawa Kitsunezuka, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-0111 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°57′16″N 140°08′34″E / 37.954325°N 140.142858°E | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 45.6 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | December 20, 1917 | ||||||||||
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Oitama Station (置賜駅, Oitama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Oitama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 45.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two opposed side platforms connected via a footbridge; however, only one platform is in use. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yonezawa Akayu and Yamagata |
2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | not in normal use |
History
[edit]Oitama Station opened on December 20, 1917. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 528.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oitama Station.
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)