Ōwani Station

Ōwani Station
Ōwani-Onsen Station
大鰐温泉駅
Owanionsen-sta.jpg
Location
Prefecture Aomori
(See other stations in Aomori)
District Minamitsugaru
Town Ōwani
History
Year opened 1895
Former name Ōwani Station
Present name since 1991
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line

Ōwani Station (大鰐駅 Ōwani Eki?) of Kōnan Railway Company and Ōwani-Onsen Station (大鰐温泉駅 Ōwani-Onsen Eki?) of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) northern Ōu Main Line an integrated railway station located in the town of Ōwani, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture Japan. It is the southern terminal station of the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line and is 435.3 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station.

Contents

History

The JR Ōwani-Onsen Station was opened on October 21, 1898 as Ōwani Station (大鰐駅 Ōwani-eki?) on the Japanese government railways, the predecessor to the Japan National Railways (JNR). An overpass connecting the platforms was completed in 1915, and the station building in 1921. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. On March 16, 1991, it was renamed to its present name.

The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station was opened on January 26, 1952. On October 1, 1970 it was renamed Kōnan-Ōwani Station (大鰐駅 Kōnan-Ōwani-eki?) to distinguish it from the adjacent JNR station; however, it reverted to its original name on April 1, 1986.

Lines

Station layout

JR Ōwani-Onsen Station has one island platform and one side platform serving tracks 1-3. The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station has one island platform serving tracks 4-5; however, in practice only track 4 is in use.

Platforms

1 Ōu Main Line for Hirosaki and Aomori
2 Ōu Main Line (siding)
3 Ōu Main Line for Ōdate and Akita
4 Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line for Chūō-Hirosaki
5 Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line siding
Ōwani Station
大鰐駅
Kohnan-owani-sta.jpg
Location
Prefecture Aomori
(See other stations in Aomori)
District Minamitsugaru
Town Ōwani
History
Year opened 1952
Rail services
Operator(s) Kōnan Railway Company
Line(s) Ōwani Line

Station vicinity

  • Aomori Bank Ōwani branch
  • Ōwani Post Office (delivery and collection office)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Nagamine   Local   Ishikawa
Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line
Terminus   Local   Shukugawara

See also

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

Coordinates: 40°31′17.9″N 140°34′1.7″E / 40.521639°N 140.567139°E / 40.521639; 140.567139