Ojiya Station (小千谷駅, Ojiya-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in the city of Ojiya, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ojiya Station 小千谷駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ojiya Station in October 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Toei, Ojiya-shi, Niigata-ken 947-0004 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°18′35″N 138°48′47″E / 37.3096°N 138.8131°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 149.4 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1920 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Higashi-Ojiya (until 1932) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 1282 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editOjiya Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is located 149.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
editThe station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |
| 3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa |
History
editThe station opened on 1 November 1920, originally named Higashi-Ojiya Station (東小千谷駅, lit. "East Ojiya Station") to distinguish it from the existing Ojiya Station on the Uonuma Railway.[1] It was renamed simply Ojiya Station on 1 August 1932 after the Uonuma Railway station was renamed Nishi-Ojiya Station (西小千谷駅, lit. "West Ojiya Station") in July 1932.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1282 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
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National Route 291
National Route 351- Niigata Prefectural Ojiya High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 455, 601. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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
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- Ojiya Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)