is an

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(JR East)

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located in the city of Takizawa,

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Lines

Ōkama Station is served by the Tazawako Line, and is located 6.0 km from the terminus of the line at

Morioka Station Morioka Station (, ) is a major railway station in Morioka, Iwate, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR East. Lines Morioka Station is a major junction station, and is where the Akita Shinkansen splits off from the Tōhoku Shi ...

Station layout

Ōkama Station has two tracks. Track 1 is served by a

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, on the station building side, and track 2 is served by an

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with one side fenced off. Only track 1 is in normal use, and serves traffic in both directions. Track 2 is fitted with a snow-melting device, which sprays hot water on the undercarriage of trains. In the winter, Tokyo-bound Akita Shinkansen trains stop here to have snow removed before they enter the

Tōhoku Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line that runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main island, Honshu. Operated by the East Japan Railway Company, it links Tokyo in the south to Aomori in the north, with ...

at Morioka, since accumulated snow and ice on the undercarriage could cause damage if it broke off while the train was running at high speed.

Platforms

History

Ōkama Station opened on June 25, 1921. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 484 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

National Route 46 * Takezawa City Office * Shizukuishi River

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Okama Station Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture Takizawa, Iwate Tazawako Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921 Stations of East Japan Railway Company