Oitama Station (置賜駅, Oitama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Oitama Station 置賜駅 | |||||||||||
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 Oitama Station, October 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 633 Asagawa Kitsunezuka, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-0111 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°57′16″N 140°08′34″E / 37.954325°N 140.142858°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 45.6 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 20, 1917 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editOitama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 45.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
editThe station has two opposed side platforms connected via a footbridge; however, only one platform is in use. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yonezawa Akayu and Yamagata |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | not in normal use |
History
editOitama Station opened on December 20, 1917. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 528.
External links
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- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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