Namioka Station Explained

Namioka Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:浪岡駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:61 Hosoda, Namioka, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 038-1311
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōu Main Line
Distance:462.1 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Status:Staffed
Opened:7 December 1894
Passengers:942 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Namioka Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 462.1km (287.1miles) from the southern terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a reserved seat ticket vending machine.

Platforms

Route bus

History

Namioka Station was opened on 7 December 1894 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway, the predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in former Namioka village. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. A new station building was completed in November 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 942 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_06.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 January 2020.