Ojiya Station

Ojiya Station
小千谷駅

Ojiya Station in October 2012
Location 1 Toei, Ojiya-shi, Niigata-ken 947-0004
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Jōetsu Line
Distance 149.4 km from Takasaki
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=383
History
Opened 1 November 1920
Previous names Higashi-Ojiya (until 1932)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 1,274
Location
Ojiya Station
Location within Japan

Ojiya Station (小千谷駅 Ojiya-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Ojiya, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ojiya Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is located 149.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Jōetsu Line for Nagaoka
3 ■ Jōetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōetsu Line
Echigo-Kawaguchi - Echigo-Takiya

History

The station opened on 1 November 1920, originally named Higashi-Ojiya Station (東小千谷駅, lit. "East Ojiya Station") to distinguish it from the existing Ojiya Station on the Uonuma Railway.[1] It was renamed simply Ojiya Station on 1 August 1932 after the Uonuma Railway station was renamed Nishi-Ojiya Station (西小千谷駅, lit. "West Ojiya Station") in July 1932.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,274 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 455, 601. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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Coordinates: 37°18′35″N 138°48′47″E / 37.3096°N 138.8131°E / 37.3096; 138.8131

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