Ōmoto Station (大元駅, Ōmoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [2]
Ōmoto Station 大元駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 West side of the station, March 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 10-6 Ōmoto Ekimae, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-0923 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°38′50.72″N 133°54′38.7″E / 34.6474222°N 133.910750°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) from Okayama | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 12, 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shikada (until 1925) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1837 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editŌmoto Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 2.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama. It is also served by the Seto-Ōhashi Line and is 69.3 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Takamatsu.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a two elevated ground-level side platforms, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ L Uno Line | for Okayama |
| ■ M Seto-Ōhashi Line | for Okayama | |
| 2 | ■ L Uno Line | for Kojima, Uno and Takamatsu |
| ■ M Seto-Ōhashi Line | for Kojima, Uno, Takamatsu |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Uno Line | ||||
| Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Okayama | Rapid Marine Liner | Bizen-Nishiichi | ||
| Okayama | Local | Bizen-Nishiichi | ||
History
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The station opened on June 12, 1910 as Shikada Station (鹿田駅, Shikada-eki). On March 6, 1925, the station was relocated and renamed Ōmoto Station.[3]
From August 1, 1951 to December 30, 1984, the station was also served by the Okayama Rinkō Railway.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1837 passengers daily[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Munetada Shrine
- Shimotsui Electric Railway Head Office
- Okayama Prefectural Psychiatric Medical Center
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report)". www.pref.okayama.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 258. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). 私鉄史ハンドブック [Handbook of Private Railways History] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 155. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.
- ^ 令和２年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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