Ōami Station (大網駅, Ōami-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ōamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ōami Station

大網駅
Ōami Station
General information
Location21 Minamidama, Ōamishirasato-shi, Chiba-ken 299-3244
Japan
Coordinates35°31′21″N 140°18′41″E / 35.5224°N 140.3113°E / 35.5224; 140.3113
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance22.9 km from Chiba
Platforms2 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 January 1896; 128 years ago (1896-01-20)
Passengers
FY201910,057
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Toke
(limited service)
towards Tokyo
Wakashio Mobara
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Toke
towards Soga
Sotobō Line
Keiyō Rapid
Nagata
(limited service)
towards Katsuura
Toke
towards Chiba
Sotobō Line
Sobū Rapid
Mobara
Toke
towards Soga or Chiba
Sotobō Line
Local
Nagata
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Terminus Tōgane Line Fukutawara
towards Narutō
Location
Ōami Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Ōami Station
Ōami Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Ōami Station is located in Japan
Ōami Station
Ōami Station
Ōami Station (Japan)

Lines

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Ōami Station is served by the Sotobō Line and Tōgane Line. It is located 22.9 km (14.2 mi) from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station, and forms the eastern terminus of the 13.8-kilometer (8.6 mi) Tōgane Line.

Station layout

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The station has consists of two opposed side platforms serving the Sotobō Line tracks and a single island platform serving the Tōgane Line tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Sotobō Line for Soga, Chiba, Kaihin-Makuhari, and Tokyo
2  Sotobō Line for Mobara, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Awa-Kamogawa
3  Tōgane Line for Tōgane and Narutō
4  Tōgane Line for Tōgane, Narutō, and Chiba

History

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Ōami Station was opened on 20 January 1896, as the terminal station of the Bōsō Railway. The line was extended to Ichinomiya in 1897. The Tōgane Line began operations from 30 June 1900. On 1 September 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 1 July 1971. On 27 May 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 1 April 1987.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,057 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Ōami City Hall
  • Ōami High School
  • Ōami Post Office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sone, Satoru (February 21, 2014). Satoru Sone (supervised) "Weekly History of Railways All Lines JNR / JR" No. 31 Uchibo Line / Sotobo Line / Kururi Line. Asahi Shimbun Publishing. pp. 22–23.(in Japanese)
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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