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Oiwake Station (Akita)

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

追分駅
Oiwake Station (May 20, 2018)
General information
Location257-4 Ebiana, Kanaashi-oiwake, Akita-shi, Akita-ken, 010-0126
Japan
Coordinates39°48′36″N 140°03′28″E / 39.80995°N 140.057745°E / 39.80995; 140.057745
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance311.7 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 21, 1902
Passengers
FY20181653 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kami-Iijima
towards Akita
Ōu Main Line
Rapid
Ōkubo
towards Aomori
Kami-Iijima
towards Shinjō
Ōu Main Line
Local
Kami-Iijima
towards Akita
Oga Line Detohama
towards Oga
Location
Oiwake Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Oiwake Station
Oiwake Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Oiwake Station is located in Japan
Oiwake Station
Oiwake Station
Oiwake Station (Japan)

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

Lines

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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 and is 26.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Oga.

Station layout

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

Platforms

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1  Oga Line for Akita
For Oga
2  Oga Line for Oga
 Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki
3  Ōu Main Line for Akita and Ōmagari

History

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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

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1653 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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