Ōgita Station
Ōgita Station 扇田駅 | |
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 Ōgita Station | |
| Location |
12 Kaminakajima, Hinaimachi-Ōgita, Ōdate, Akita （秋田県大館市比内町扇田字上中島12） Japan |
| Operated by | East Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Hanawa Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1914 |
Ōgita Station (扇田駅 Ōgita-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Ōgita Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 98.6 km from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.
Station layout
Ōgita Station was built with an island platform, but only one side of the platform is in use, thus making the station a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Hanawa Line | for Kōma for Ōdate |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanawa Line | ||||
| Ōtaki-Onsen | Rapid | Higashi-Ōdate | ||
| Ōtaki-Onsen | Local | Higashi-Ōdate | ||
History
Ōgita Station was opened on July 1, 1914 on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the town of Ōgita, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system, which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The station has been unattended since April 2003
Surrounding area
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Route 285 Bypass
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ōgita Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 40°13′46.81″N 140°34′20.74″E / 40.2296694°N 140.5724278°E