Ōishida Station

Ōishida Station

大石田駅
The east entrance in October 2010
General information
Location585 Ōishida-otsu, Ōishida, Kitamurayama District, Yamagata
Japan
Coordinates38°35′44″N 140°22′31″E / 38.595689°N 140.375292°E / 38.595689; 140.375292
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance126.9 km (78.9 mi) from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 October 1901; 123 years ago (21 October 1901)
Passengers
FY2018792
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Murayama
towards Tokyo
 Yamagata Shinkansen Shinjō
Terminus
Sodesaki
towards Fukushima
 Yamagata Line Kita-Ōishida
towards Shinjō
Location
Ōishida Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Ōishida Station
Ōishida Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Ōishida Station is located in Japan
Ōishida Station
Ōishida Station
Ōishida Station (Japan)

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).

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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