260px, Akita Shinkansen at Ōmagari Station is a junction railway station in the city of Daisen,

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Ōmagari Station is served by the

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, Tazawako Line and

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. It is located 240.7 km from the terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station and is 75.6 kilometers from the intermediate terminus of the Akita Shinkansen at

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. The station is also a

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for the Tazawako Line, and is 76.6 kilometers from the opposing terminal at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Ōmagari Station has a

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and

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serving a total of five tracks. Platforms 1 and 2 are for the Ōu Main Line, while trains using platforms 3, 11, and 12 reverse into and out of the station. The platforms are connected by a footbridge and the station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Ōmagari Station was opened on December 21, 1904 on the

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(JGR) Ōu Main Line, serving the town of

Ōmagari, Akita was a Cities of Japan, city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on May 3, 1954. On March 22, 2005, Ōmagari, along with the towns of Kamioka, Akita, Kamioka, Kyōwa, Akita, Kyōwa, Nakasen, Akita, Nakasen, Nishisenboku, Akit ...

. The predecessor of the Tozawako Line, the Obonai keiben-sen, began operations from July 30, 1921, and was nationalized the following year. The JGR became the

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(JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The Akita Shinkansen began operations from March 22, 1997 and a new station building was inaugurated on July 20 of the same year.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2043 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Ōmagari post office * *

References

External links

JR East Station information
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