Ōminato Station

Ōminato Station

大湊駅
East Japan Railway Company
Ōminato Station in December 2010
General information
Location7-14 Ōminato-Shinmachi, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken 035-0084
Japan
Coordinates41°16′49.85″N 141°09′41.23″E / 41.2805139°N 141.1614528°E / 41.2805139; 141.1614528
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōminato Line
Distance58.4 km from Noheji
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 September 1921
Passengers
FY2018145
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shimokita
towards Noheji
 Shimokita Terminus
Ōminato Line
Location
Ōminato Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Ōminato Station
Ōminato Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Ōminato Station is located in Japan
Ōminato Station
Ōminato Station
Ōminato Station (Japan)
Map

Ōminato Station (大湊駅, Ōminato-eki) is a railway station in the city of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]

Lines

Ōminato Station is the northern terminus of the Ōminato Line, and lies 58.4 km from the southern terminus of the line at Noheji Station.[2]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two terminating tracks. The station building has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2][1]

Platforms

1/2 ■ Ōminato Line for Noheji and Aomori
  • Platform, August 2003
    Platform, August 2003
  • Exit gate
    Exit gate

History

Ōminato Station opened on September 25, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR, the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.[2]

Bus services

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 145 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "大湊駅" [Ōminato Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.
  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 April 2020.

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