Operated by JR East Address Japan | Passengers (FY2009) 11,004 daily Opened 1897 | |
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Location 21 Minamidama, Ōamishirasato, Chiba
（千葉県大網白里市南玉21）
Japan Line(s) Sotobō Line
Tōgane Line Similar Toke Station, Narutō Station, Honda Station, Tōgane Station, Nagata Station | ||
Ōami Station (大網駅, Ōami-eki) is a railway station in Ōamishirasato, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Ōami Station is served by the Sotobō Line and Tōgane Line. It is located 22.9 km from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station, and forms the eastern terminus of the Tōgane Line.
Station layout
Ōami Station has two opposed side platforms serving the Sotobō Line tracks and a single island platform serving the Tōgane Line tracks.
History
Ōami Station was opened on January 20, 1896, as the terminal station of the Bōsō Railway. The line was extended to Ichinomiya in 1897. The Tōgane Line began operations from June 30, 1900. On September 1, 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on July 1, 1971. On May 27, 1972, the station building was relocated to its present location, to eliminate the use of a switchback. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.