Ōgaki Station Explained


Ōgaki Station
Native Name:大垣駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1 Takayacho, Ōgaki-shi, Gifu-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.3668°N 136.6177°W
Accessible:Yes
Opened:25 May 1884
Map Type:Japan Gifu Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ōgaki Station

is a railway station in the city of Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, shared by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the private railway operators Tarumi Railway and Yōrō Railway. The station is located 410.0 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōkaidō Main Line at .

Lines

Ōgaki Station is served by the following lines.

JR Central, Tarumi Railway

Ōgaki Station
Native Name:大垣駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:JR Central
Tarumi Railway station
Address:1-145 Takayacho, Ōgaki-shi, Gifu-ken
Country:Japan
Platforms:3 island + 1 side platforms
Tracks:7
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:25 May 1884
Passengers:17,046 (daily)
Pass Year:FY2016

Layout

JR Ōgaki Station has three ground-level island platforms and one ground-level side platform serving a total of seven tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History

JR Ōgaki Station opened on 25 May 1884.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Ōgaki Station was assigned station number CA77.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 17,046 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Ōgaki Dash

At Ōgaki Station, the overnight rapid train Moonlight Nagara terminates here. It is a rather popular service among Seishun 18 Ticket holders, who often use it for long distance travelling, so after getting off the Moonlight Nagara, these Ticket holders would change for other trains heading further towards different locations. Here at Ōgaki Station, the interchange window between the Moonlight Nagara (5:50 Arrival) and a Maibara-bound local train (5:53 Departure) is merely 3 minutes, which is so short that interchanging passengers often have to dash up the stairs, across the overpass towards the opposite platform, run down the stairs again, just so they can board the local train as soon as possible, to secure a seat after the exhausting journey on the Moonlight Nagara. This is dubbed as the Ōgaki Dash (大垣ダッシュ). For 18 Ticket holders, interchange windows can be so tight that the Ōgaki Dash is inevitable. Some passengers even specifically picked particular seats on board the Moonlight Nagara, just so they can get off the train at the nearest exit to the stairs. JR Central, in response to the Ōgaki Dash, has put up signs that warn passenger not to run.

Yōrō Railway

Ōgaki Station
Native Name:大垣駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Yōrō Railway station
Address:1-130-2 Takayacho, Ōgaki-shi, Gifu-ken
Country:Japan
Operator: Yōrō Railway
Line: Yōrō Line
Distance:43.0 km from
Platforms:1 bay platform
Tracks:2
Status:Staffed
Opened:July 31, 1913
Passengers:7687
Pass Year:FY2015

Layout

The Yōrō Railway station has a single bay platform serving two tracks. The station is attended.

History

The Yōrō Railway station opened on 31 July 1913.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the Yōrō Railway station was used by an average of 7687 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  3. Web site: http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/kensei/tokei/tokei-joho/11111/tokeisyo-youran/gifuken-tokeisho/H28.data/H28-11unyutuusin.pdf. ja: 岐阜県統計書(平成28年). Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016). 2017. Gifu Prefecture. Japan. ja. 11 October 2017.
  4. Web site: http://www.yororailway.co.jp/file/kouthuu.pdf. ja: 養老線交通調査結果 2015年11月10日. Yoro Railway statistics (2015). 2017. Gifu Prefecture. Japan. ja. 11 October 2017.

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