Oku-Tama Station | |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 奥多摩駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 210 Hikawa, Okutama-machi, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo 198-0212 |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Ōme Line |
| Distance: | 37.2 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Code: | JC74 |
| Opened: | 1 July 1944 |
| Former: | Hikawa Station (until 1971) |
| Passengers: | 966 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Tokyo#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Oku-Tama Station |
is a passenger railway station in the town of Okutama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the western-most station in the Tokyo Metropolis.
Oku-Tama Station is the western terminus of the Ōme Line, located 37.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.
The station has one island platform serving two dead-headed tracks. The station is attended.
Holiday Rapid Okutama trains and irregular trains are departed/arrived from/at Track 2. The departure melodies are Donguri Korokoro, and differ between Track 1 and 2.
The station opened on 1 July 1944 as . It was renamed Oku-Tama Station on 1 February 1971. It became part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) with the breakup of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
There are bus stops in Hikawa barn which Nishi Tokyo Bus has in the front of the station.
| Bus stop | No | Via | Destination | Company | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [奥20] | Kawanori-bashi | Nippara Shōnyūdō | Nishi Tokyo Bus | Runs only on weekdays for Nippara Shōnyūdō |
| [奥21] | Higashi-Nippara | ||||
| 2 | [奥09] | Lake Okutama・Mineya-bashi・Miyama-bashi | Kamozawa-nishi | ||
| [奥10] | Tabayama | ||||
| [奥11] | Tozura | ||||
| [奥12] | Kosuge-no-Yu | ||||
| [奥12] | Lake Okutama・Mineya-bashi・Miyama-bashi・Mount Daibosatsu Higashiguchi | Kosuge-no-Yu | |||
| [奥14] | Lake Okutama・Mineya-bashi | Mineya | |||
| [奥15] | Umekubo・Sōdake | Lake Okutama | |||
| 3番 | [奥30] | Kamba・Shiromaru Station・Hatonosu Station・Kori Station・Kawai Station (Tokyo) | Kami-Hinata | ||
| [奥31] | Seitō-bashi | ||||
| [奥32] (circular-route) | Nagahata・Kamba・Moegi-no-Yu | Okutama Station |
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 966 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 955[2] |
| 2010 | 902[3] |
| 2015 | 966[4] |