Ōishida Station
Ōishida Station (大石田駅, Ōishida-eki) is a junction railway station in the town of Ōishida, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ōishida Station 大石田駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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The east entrance in October 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 585 Ōishida-otsu, Ōishida, Kitamurayama District, Yamagata Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°35′44″N 140°22′31″E / 38.595689°N 140.375292°ECoordinates: 38°35′44″N 140°22′31″E / 38.595689°N 140.375292°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 126.9 km (78.9 mi) from Fukushima | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 October 1901 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 792 | |||||||||||||||
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Ōishida Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Ōishida Station Ōishida Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines
Ōishida Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, with direct high-speed Tsubasa services to and from Tokyo. It is located 126.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station.[1]
Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata, Yonezawa, Fukushima, Ōmiya, and Tokyo for Shinjō |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Murayama, Tendō, and Yamagata for Shinjō | |
| 2 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Shinjō |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Murayama, Tendō, and Yamagata for Shinjō |
History
Ōishida Station opened on 21 October 1901.[2] The privately owned Obanazawa Railroad connected to the station from 1926 until its abandonment in 1970.[citation needed] A new station building was completed in 1983.[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] The Yamagata Shinkansen began operations on 4 December 1999.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 792 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Ōishida Town Hall
- Ōishida Post Office
- Mogami River
- Ginzan Onsen
- National Route 347
See also
References
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 531. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 126. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Ōishida Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)