Oku Station (Tokyo)

Oku Station (尾久駅, Oku-eki) is a railway station in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JU03 Oku Station 尾久駅
The station building in February 2021
General information
Location	1 Shōwamachi, Kita-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Main Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1929
Passengers
FY2021	8,780 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ueno UENJU02 towards Tokyo Utsunomiya / Takasaki lines Local Akabane ABNJU04 towards Kuroiso or Maebashi

Lines

Oku Station is served by the following lines.

• Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line)
• Takasaki Line

Station layout

The station is composed of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	JU Utsunomiya Line	for Ueno and Tokyo JT Tōkaidō Line (via Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Shinagawa, Yokohama, Ofuna, Odawara, Atami, and Numazu
	JU Takasaki Line	for Ueno and Tokyo JT Tōkaidō Line (via Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Shinagawa, Yokohama, Ofuna, Odawara, and Atami
2	JU Utsunomiya Line	for Ōmiya, Oyama, Utsunomiya, and Kuroiso
	JU Takasaki Line	for Ōmiya, Kumagaya, Takasaki, and Maebashi

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  The ticket gate, March 2019
• 
  The station platforms, March 2019

History

Oku Station opened on 20 June 1929.

Surrounding area

Public toilet located outside of Oku Station stylized to look like "OKU" in uppercase, July 2007

Oku Station is located north of various train stabling tracks for the Tohoku Main Line and Tōhoku Shinkansen. It is also close to:

• Oku Vehicle Center
• Arakawa-shakomae on the Toden Arakawa Line
• Meiji Street