Ōwani Station

Ōwani Station

大鰐駅
Ōwani Station; 大鰐駅
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General information
Location	34-20 Ōwani Maeda, Ōwani-machi, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-0211; Japan
Operated by	<img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Konan_Testudo_logo.jpg/22px-Konan_Testudo_logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="49" data-file-height="38"> Kōnan Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Ōwani Line
History
Opened	January 26, 1952

Location
	Ōwani-Onsen Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Ōwani-Onsen Station Ōwani-Onsen Station (Japan)

Ōwani-Onsen Station

大鰐温泉駅
Ōwani-Onsen Station; 大鰐温泉駅
	Ōwani-Onsen Station in September 2019
General information
Location	34-20 Ōwani Maeda, Ōwani-machi Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-0211; Japan
Coordinates	40°31′17.9″N 140°34′1.7″E / 40.521639°N 140.567139°E
Operated by	JR East; Kōnan Railway Company;
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line; ■ Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line;
Distance	435.3 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 21, 1895
Previous names	Ōwani Station (until 1991)
Passengers
FY2016	212 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Ōwani-Onsen Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Ōwani-Onsen Station Ōwani-Onsen Station (Japan)

Ōwani Station (大鰐駅, Ōwani-eki) of the Kōnan Railway Company and Ōwani-Onsen Station (大鰐温泉駅, Ōwani-Onsen-eki) of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the northern Ōu Main Line form an integrated railway station in the town of Ōwani, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Ōwani-Onsen Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 435.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima.^[1] Kōnan Railway's Ōwani Station is the southern terminus of the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line.

Station layout

JR Ōwani-Onsen Station has one island platform and one side platform serving tracks 1 to 3. The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station has one island platform serving tracks 4 and 5; however, in practice only track 4 is in use.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Hirosaki and Aomori
2, 3	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita
4, 5	■ Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line	for Chūō-Hirosaki

History

The station opened on October 21, 1895 as Ōwani Station (大鰐駅) on the Japanese government railways, the predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR).^[1] A footbridge connecting the platforms was completed in 1915, and the station building in 1921.^{[citation needed]}

With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.^[1] On March 16, 1991, it was renamed Ōwani-Onsen Station.^[1]

The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station opened on January 26, 1952. On October 1, 1970 it was renamed Kōnan-Ōwani Station (大鰐駅) to distinguish it from the adjacent JNR station; however, it reverted to its original name on April 1, 1986.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR East station was used by an average of 212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Aomori Bank Ōwani branch
Ōwani Post Office
Ōwani Onsen
National Route 101

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 539. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員（2016年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Konan Railway website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 539. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[jreast2016stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員（2016年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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