Ōwani Station Explained

Ōwani-Onsen Station
Native Name:大鰐温泉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:34-20 Ōwani Maeda, Ōwani-machi Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-0211
Country:Japan
Distance:435.3 km from
Platforms:2 island + 1 side platform
Status:Staffed
Opened:October 21, 1895
Former:Ōwani Station (until 1991)
Passengers:212 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

of the Kōnan Railway Company and of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the northern Ōu Main Line form an integrated railway station in the town of Ōwani, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Ōwani-Onsen Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 435.3 km from the starting point of the line at . Kōnan Railway's Ōwani Station is the southern terminus of the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line.

Station layout

JR Ōwani-Onsen Station has one island platform and one side platform serving tracks 1 to 3. The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station has one island platform serving tracks 4 and 5; however, in practice only track 4 is in use.

Platforms

History

The station opened on October 21, 1895 as on the Japanese government railways, the predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR).[1] A footbridge connecting the platforms was completed in 1915, and the station building in 1921.

With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.[1] On March 16, 1991, it was renamed Ōwani-Onsen Station.[1]

The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station opened on January 26, 1952. On October 1, 1970 it was renamed to distinguish it from the adjacent JNR station; however, it reverted to its original name on April 1, 1986.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR East station was used by an average of 212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Ōwani Station
Native Name:大鰐駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:34-20 Ōwani Maeda, Ōwani-machi, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-0211
Country:Japan
Operator: Kōnan Railway Company
Line: Ōwani Line
Opened:January 26, 1952

Surrounding area

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . ja . II. 539. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2016_08.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員(2016年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 1 January 2018.