Ojimaya Station (小島谷駅, Ojimaya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ojimaya Station

小島谷駅
Ojimaya Station in March 2006
General information
LocationOjimaya, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-4511
Japan
Coordinates37°34′28″N 138°46′17″E / 37.5744°N 138.7715°E / 37.5744; 138.7715
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Echigo Line
Distance32.4 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 April 1913
Previous namesYoita Station (to 1915)
Passengers
FY2010107 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Myōhōji
towards Kashiwazaki
Echigo Line Kirihara
towards Niigata
Location
Ojimaya Station is located in JR Echigo Line
Ojimaya Station
Ojimaya Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Ojimaya Station is located in Japan
Ojimaya Station
Ojimaya Station
Ojimaya Station (Japan)

Lines

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Ojimaya Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 32.4 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

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The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]

Platforms

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1  Echigo Line for Yoshida and Niigata
for Higashi-Sanjō
for Kashiwazaki
2  Echigo Line for Kashiwazaki (peak times only)

History

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The station opened on 20 April 1913 as Yoita Station (与板駅, Yoita-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1915. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Suica>利用可能エリア>新潟エリア>拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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