Ōami Station (大網駅, Ōami-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ōamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ōami Station 大網駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ōami Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 21 Minamidama, Ōamishirasato-shi, Chiba-ken 299-3244 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°31′21″N 140°18′41″E / 35.5224°N 140.3113°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 22.9 km from Chiba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 January 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 10,057 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editŌami Station is served by the Sotobō Line and Tōgane Line. It is located 22.9 km (14.2 mi) from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station, and forms the eastern terminus of the 13.8-kilometer (8.6 mi) Tōgane Line.
Station layout
editThe station has consists of two opposed side platforms serving the Sotobō Line tracks and a single island platform serving the Tōgane Line tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | for Soga, Chiba, Kaihin-Makuhari, and Tokyo |
| 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | for Mobara, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Awa-Kamogawa |
| 3 | ■ Tōgane Line | for Tōgane and Narutō |
| 4 | ■ Tōgane Line | for Tōgane, Narutō, and Chiba |
History
editŌami Station was opened on 20 January 1896, as the terminal station of the Bōsō Railway. The line was extended to Ichinomiya in 1897. The Tōgane Line began operations from 30 June 1900. On 1 September 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 July 1971. On 27 May 1972, the station building was relocated to its present location, to eliminate the use of a switchback. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,057 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Ōami City Hall
- Ōami High School
- Ōami Post Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sone, Satoru (February 21, 2014). Satoru Sone (supervised) "Weekly History of Railways All Lines JNR / JR" No. 31 Uchibo Line / Sotobo Line / Kururi Line. Asahi Shimbun Publishing. pp. 22–23.(in Japanese)
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
edit Media related to Ōami Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)