Operated by JR East Passengers (FY2012) 1,838 daily Phone +81 18-873-2311 | Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Oga Line Opened 1902 | |
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Location 257-4 Ebiana, Kanaashi-oiwake, Akita, Akita
（秋田県秋田市金足字海老穴257-4）
Japan Address Ebiana-257 Kanaashioiwake, Akita, Akita Prefecture 010-0126, Japan Similar Kami‑Iijima Station, Yotsugoya Station, Ōbarino Station, Wada Station, Tsuchizaki Station | ||
Oiwake Station (追分駅, Oiwake-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Oiwake Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 311.7 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station. It is also the southern terminus of the Oga Line.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by an overpass.
History
Oiwake Station opened on October 21, 1902 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 1,838 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).