Ōkama Station (大釜駅, Ōkama-eki) is an East Japan Railway Company (JR East) railway station located in the city of Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Ōkama Station

大釜駅
Ōkama Station in July 2007
General information
LocationShinonogi-Akiho, Takizawa-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0161
Japan
Coordinates39°42′42″N 141°04′19″E / 39.7117°N 141.0720°E / 39.7117; 141.0720
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tazawako Line
Distance6.0 km from Morioka
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnmanned station
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 25, 1921
Passengers
FY2015484
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Koiwai
towards Ōmagari
Tazawako Line Maegata
towards Morioka
Location
Ōkama Station is located in Japan
Ōkama Station
Ōkama Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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

Station layout

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Ōkama Station has two tracks. Track 1 is served by a side platform, on the station building side, and track 2 is served by an island platform 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 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

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1, 2  Tazawako Line for Morioka, Shizukuishi and Ōmagari


History

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Ōkama Station opened on June 25, 1921. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 484 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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