Ōno Station (Fukushima)

Ōno Station

大野駅
Ōno Station in August 2020
General information
LocationShimonogami Ono 248, Ōkuma-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1308
Japan
Coordinates37°24′34″N 140°59′04″E / 37.4094°N 140.9844°E / 37.4094; 140.9844
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Joban Line
Distance257.9 km from Nippori
Platforms2 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1904; 120 years ago (1904)
14 March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-14)
Passengers
FY2010616 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tomioka
towards Shinagawa
 Hitachi Futaba
towards Sendai
Yonomori
towards Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Location
Ōno Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Ōno Station
Ōno Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Ōno Station is located in Japan
Ōno Station
Ōno Station
Ōno Station (Japan)

Ōno Station (大野駅, Ōno-eki) is a railway station in the town of Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ōno Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 257.9 km (160.3 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, services were suspended until March 14, 2020.[1][2][3][4]

Station layout

The station has an elevated station building with one island platform underneath. The station had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. But it is now an unmanned station (from 14 March 2020).

Platforms

1 ■ Jōban Line for Haranomachi and Sendai
2 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki and Mito

History

Ōno Station was opened on 22 November 1904. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.[4] The section of the line between Tomioka and Namie was reopened on the 14 March 2020 allowing for the resumption of passenger services to Ōno Station.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 616 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 735[6]
2005 702[7]
2010 616[5]
2015 0 (Services suspended)

Surrounding area

Ōno Station is located three kilometers west of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and is the closest train station to the plant. Entering the area is currently prohibited due to high radiation levels.

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR常磐線の全線開通の見通しについて" (Press release). 国土交通省. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. ^ "常磐線の全線運転再開の見通しについて" (PDF) (Press release). 東日本旅客鉄道. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. ^ "常磐線、20年3月までに全線再開　JR東が発表". 日本経済新聞. 日本経済新聞社. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  4. ^ a b c "JR Joban Line resumes full service 9 years after 3/11 crisis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  5. ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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