Ōmigawa Station
Ōmigawa Station 青海川駅 | |
|---|---|
 Ōmigawa Stationin June 2009 | |
| Location |
Ōmigawa, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata （新潟県柏崎市青海川） Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Location | |
  Ōmigawa Station Location within Japan | |
Ōmigawa Station (青海川駅 Ōmigawa-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ōmigawa Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 29.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Layout
The station is unstaffed and consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.
Platforms
| south | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Naoetsu |
| north | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki and Nagaoka |
History
The station was opened on 28 July 1899.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
On 17 July 2007, the station and line was damaged and blocked by a landslide caused by the 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake. The line reopened to traffic on 13 September 2007. A new station building was completed on 25 March 2008.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinetsu Main Line | ||||
| Kasashima | - | Kujiranami | ||
See also
References
- ↑ JR East station information. Retrieved 8 February 2010. (Japanese)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ōmigawa Station. |
- JR East station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 37°20′47″N 138°29′11″E / 37.3463°N 138.4864°E