Ōdate Station

Ōdate Station

大館駅
Ōdate Station; 大館駅
	Ōdate Station in November 2023
General information
Location	1-3-1 Onari-chō, Ōdate-shi, Akita-ken 017-0044; Japan
Coordinates	40°17′16.8″N 140°33′23.4″E / 40.288000°N 140.556500°E
Operated by	JR East; JR Freight;
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line; ■ Hanawa Line;
Distance	402.9 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 15, 1899
Passengers
FY2018	906
Services
Location
	Ōdate Station Location within Akita Prefecture Ōdate Station Ōdate Station (Japan)

Ōdate Station (大館駅, Ōdate-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Ōdate, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines edit

Ōdate Station is a station on the Ōu Main Line, and is located 402.9 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima in Fukushima Prefecture. It is also a terminal station on the Hanawa Line, and is located 106.9 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kōma in Iwate Prefecture. The station formerly also served the now-defunct Kosaka Smelting & Refining Kosaka Line.

Station layout edit

The station has a single side platform and single island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms edit

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Hirosaki
3	■ Hanawa Line	for Towada-Minami, Kazuno-Hanawa, and Morioka

History edit

Ōdate Station before World War II

Ōdate Station opened on November 15, 1899,^[1] on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The privately owned Kosaka Line began operations in 1909, and the privately owned Akita Railway began operations from July 1, 1914.^{[citation needed]} The Hanaoka Line opened on January 26, 1916.^{[citation needed]} The Akita Railway was nationalized on June 1, 1934.^{[citation needed]}

After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The Hanaoka Line closed on April 1, 1985.^{[citation needed]} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. Kosaka Line passenger operations ceased on October 1, 1994, and freight operations ended on March 12, 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Hachikō edit

A statue of Hachikō was first erected in front of the station in July 1935, but was subsequently melted down for its metal content in World War II, and was not restored until November 1986.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 906 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area edit

Ōdate Station Bus Stop
Shūhoku Bus Main Office

References edit

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 128. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2018年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

External links edit

Media related to Ōdate Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jnr1985-1] 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 128. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

[jreast2018stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員　（2018年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

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