Operated by JR East Previous names Ōwani (until 1991) Address Japan | Line(s) Ōu Main Line Passengers (2010) 212 daily Opened 1895 | |
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Location Ōwani, Minamitsugaru, AomoriJapan Similar Ikarigaseki Station, Chūō‑Hirosaki Station, Tsugaru‑Yunosawa Station, Tsugaru‑Ōsawa Station, Kawabe Station | ||
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.
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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.
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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.