Ōmagoshi Station

Ōmagoshi Station (大間越駅, Ōmagoshi-eki) is a railway station in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ōmagoshi Station

大間越駅
Ōmagoshi Station in September 2019
General information
LocationŌmagoshi Miyazakihama 12, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2208
Japan
Coordinates40°29′32.7″N 139°57′0.2″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Gonō Line
Distance39.9 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedDecember 26, 1930
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Iwadate
towards Higashi-Noshiro
 Gonō Line
Local
 Shirakamidaketozanguchi
towards Hirosaki
Location
Ōmagoshi Station is located in Japan
Ōmagoshi Station
Ōmagoshi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Ōmagoshi Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is 39.9 kilometres (24.8 mi) from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Ōmagoshi Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended and is managed from Fukaura Station. The station building is of identical design to that of Mutsu-Sawabe and Higashi-Hachimori.

History

Ōmagoshi Station was opened on December 26, 1930, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

References
  • Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
  • 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.
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