Oyama Station
Oyama Station 小山駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-3-22 Shiroyamacho, Oyama-shi, Tochigi-ken 323-0025 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′46′′N 139°48′23′′E / 36.312808°N 139.80639°E / 36.312808; 139.80639 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 80.6 km (50.1 mi) from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side, 2 bay, 4 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 11 (3 Shinkansen) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Elevated (Shinkansen) At grade (conventional) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 July 1885; 139 years ago (1885年07月16日) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 22,471(daily) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oyama Station (小山駅, Oyama-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Oyama, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Overview
[edit ]This station is the representative station of Oyama City, the second largest city in Tochigi Prefecture, and the largest terminal station next to Utsunomiya Station in the prefecture.
Lines
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Oyama Station is served by the following lines.
Station layout
[edit ]The Shinkansen portion of the station has one side platform and one island platform, both of which are elevated. The local portion of the station has two bay platforms (Platforms 6 and 8) for the Ryomo Line and three island platforms (Platforms 9 and 10, 12 and 13, 15 and 16) of the other local lines. There are no platforms 2, 3, 7, 11, 14.
Platforms
[edit ]- Most up Shinkansen services use platform 4.
- Some trains on the Ryōmō Line offering through service to Utsunomiya operate from Platform 9.
History
[edit ]- July 16, 1885: The station opens on what later becomes the Tōhoku Main Line.[1]
- May 22, 1888: The Ryōmō Line opens.
- January 16, 1889: The Mito Line opens.
- June 23, 1982: The Tōhoku Shinkansen opens.
Passenger statistics
[edit ]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,471 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Oyama Station information. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. (in Japanese)
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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- Oyama Station information (in Japanese)
- Guide map for Oyama station (in English)