Ōwani-Onsen_Station
Ōwani Station
Railway station in Ōwani, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Ōwani Station (大鰐駅, Ōwani-eki) of the Kōnan Railway Company and Ōwani-Onsen Station (大鰐温泉駅, Ōwani-Onsen-eki) of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the northern Ōu Main Line form an integrated railway station in the town of Ōwani, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
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Ōwani-Onsen Station 大鰐温泉駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 34-20 Ōwani Maeda, Ōwani-machi Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-0211 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°31′17.9″N 140°34′1.7″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 435.3 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 21, 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ōwani Station (until 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 212 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ōwani-Onsen Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 435.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima.[1] Kōnan Railway's Ōwani Station is the southern terminus of the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line.
JR Ōwani-Onsen Station has one island platform and one side platform serving tracks 1 to 3. The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station has one island platform serving tracks 4 and 5; however, in practice only track 4 is in use.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Hirosaki and Aomori |
| 2, 3 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita |
| 4, 5 | ■ Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line | for Chūō-Hirosaki |
The station opened on October 21, 1895 as Ōwani Station (大鰐駅) on the Japanese government railways, the predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR).[1] A footbridge connecting the platforms was completed in 1915, and the station building in 1921.[citation needed]
With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.[1] On March 16, 1991, it was renamed Ōwani-Onsen Station.[1]
The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station opened on January 26, 1952. On October 1, 1970 it was renamed Kōnan-Ōwani Station (大鰐駅) to distinguish it from the adjacent JNR station; however, it reverted to its original name on April 1, 1986.[citation needed]
In fiscal 2016, the JR East station was used by an average of 212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Ōwani Station 大鰐駅 | |
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Ōwani Station in September 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 34-20 Ōwani Maeda, Ōwani-machi, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-0211 Japan |
| Operated by |  Kōnan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | ■ Ōwani Line |
| History | |
| Opened | January 26, 1952 |
- Aomori Bank Ōwani branch
- Ōwani Post Office
- Ōwani Onsen
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- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 539. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 各駅の乗車人員（2016年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Konan Railway website (in Japanese)