Odaka Station Explained

Odaka Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:小高駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-140 Higashimachi, Odaka-ku, Minamisōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-2121
Coordinates:37.563°N 140.9962°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Jōban Line
Distance:277.5 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:11 May 1898
Passengers:493 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in the city of Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Odaka Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 277.5 km from the official starting point of the line at in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is Unstaffed.It became an unstaffed station from March 14, 2020.

Platforms

History

Odaka Station opened on 11 May 1898. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The station reopened on 12 July 2016 with the reopening of the section of the Joban Line between Odaka and .[1] The section southward to was scheduled to reopen in spring 2017,[1] and resumed services on 1 April 2017.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 493 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://response.jp/article/2016/06/01/276190.html . ja: JR東日本、常磐線小高~原ノ町間は7月12日再開…避難指示解除受け . JR East to reopen Joban Line between Odaka and Harunomachi from 12 July. 1 June 2016. Response. IID. Co.. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20161219002032/http://response.jp/article/2016/06/01/276190.html . 19 December 2016 . live . 19 December 2016.
  2. News: Photo Journal: All aboard. Mainichi Daily News. April 2017.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_07.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 11 May 2020.