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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Ōgata Station

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. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

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 2018, the station was used by an average of 1168 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). This was a 4.18% reduction compared to the fiscal 2017 count of 1219 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2018年度 ベスト100以外(5):JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.