Ōgata Station
Ōgata Station 大形駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Ōgata Station North Exit (March 2017) | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1101 Okayama, Higashi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0821 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°54′56.4″N 139°7′46.4″E / 37.915667°N 139.129556°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Hakushin Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 7.0 km from Niigata | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 11 February 1957 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2018 | 1,168 daily | ||||||||||
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Ōgata Station (大形駅, Ōgata-eki) is a train station in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Ōgata Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and is 7.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Toyosaka, Shibata and Murakami |
2 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Niigata |
- Ōgata Station south exit (March 2006)
- Ticket Machine
- Station name plate
- View from north exit (May 2017)
- View from south exit (May 2017)
History
[edit]The station opened on 11 February 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
- Former north station building (August 2004)
- Former south station building (August 2004)
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1168 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] This was a 4.18% reduction compared to the fiscal 2017 count of 1219 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- University of Niigata Prefecture
- Niigata Kita High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2018年度 ベスト100以外(5):JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- JR East station information (in Japanese)