Ōgata Station

Ōgata Station 大形駅
Ōgata Station north exit March 2006
Location	1101 Okayama, Higashi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0821 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hakushin Line
Distance	7.0 km from Niigata
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=308
History
Opened	11 February 1957
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	1,252 daily
Location
Ōgata Station Location within Japan

Ōgata Station (大形駅 Ōgata-eki) is a train station in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ōgata Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and is 7.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Hakushin Line	for Toyosaka, Shibata and Murakami
2	■ Hakushin Line	for Niigata

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hakushin Line
Higashi-Niigata		-	Niizaki

History

The station opened on 11 February 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,252 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• University of Niigata Prefecture
• Niigata Kita High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 37°54′56.4″N 139°7′46.4″E / 37.915667°N 139.129556°E