Ōnuma Station Explained

Ōnuma Station
Native Name:大沼駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Hokkaido
Address:4-5 Ōnuma-Cho, Nanae Town, Kameda District
Borough:Hokkaido Prefecture
Country:Japan
Coordinates:41.972°N 140.6691°W
Line:Hakodate Main Line
Distance: from
Status:Unmanned station
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 + 1 through-track
Structure:At grade
Code:H 68
Website:https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/
Passengers:90.4 daily
Pass Year:2014-2018 (Average)
Map Type:Japan Hokkaido#Japan

is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line located in Nanae, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido and has the station number "H68".[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and is located 27.0 km from the start of the line at .

Station layout

The station has two platforms serving three tracks on the ground level.

Platforms

1Hakodate Main LineFor Hakodate
2<--Hakodate Main Line-->(siding)
3Hakodate Main LineFor Ōnuma-Kōen and Mori (via Komagatame)
For Shikabe and Mori (via Oshima-Sawara)

History

The station was opened on 28 June 1903 by the private Hokkaido Railway as an intermediate station during the phase of expansion when the track was extended north from Hongō (today) to . After the Hokkaido Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909 the station became part of the Hakodate Main Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Hokkaido.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Hokkaido Route Map. JR Hokkaido. 21 February 2018.