Ōmoto Station (大元駅, Ōmoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [2]
Ōmoto Station 大元駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 10-6 Ōmoto Ekimae, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-0923 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°38′50.72″N 133°54′38.7″E / 34.6474222°N 133.910750°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Okayama | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 12, 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Shikada (until 1925) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 1837 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Ōmoto Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 2.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama. It is also served by the Seto-Ōhashi Line and is 69.3 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Takamatsu.
Station layout edit
The station consists of a two elevated ground-level side platforms, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
1 | ■ L Uno Line | for Okayama |
■ M Seto-Ōhashi Line | for Okayama | |
2 | ■ L Uno Line | for Kojima, {Uno and Takamatsu |
■ M Seto-Ōhashi Line | for Kojima, Uno, Takamatsu |
Adjacent stations edit
« | Service | » | ||
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Uno Line | ||||
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Okayama | Rapid Marine Liner | Bizen-Nishiichi | ||
Okayama | Local | Bizen-Nishiichi |
History edit
The station opened on June 12, 1910 as Shikada Station (鹿田駅, Shikada-eki). On March 6, 1925, the station was relocated and renamed Ōmoto Station.[3]
From August 1, 1951 to December 30, 1984, the station was also served by the Okayama Rinkō Railway.[4]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1837 passengers daily[5]
Surrounding area edit
- Munetada Shrine
- Shimotsui Electric Railway Head Office
- Okayama Prefectural Psychiatric Medical Center
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report)". www.pref.okayama.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 258. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). 私鉄史ハンドブック [Handbook of Private Railways History] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 155. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.
- ^ 令和2年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Ōmoto Station at Wikimedia Commons