Ōiso Station

Ōiso Station (大磯駅, Ōiso-eki) is a railway station on the Tokaido Main Line in Ōiso, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JT12
Ōiso Station

大磯駅
Ōiso Station in June 2010
LocationHigashi-Koiso, Ōiso, Naka, Kanagawa
（神奈川県中郡大磯町東小磯）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Tokaido Main Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened1887
Passengers
FY20087,579 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR East   Following station
JT13
toward Atami
Tōkaidō Line
  Local & Rapid Rabbit/Urban
JT11
toward Tokyo
JT13
toward Odawara
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
  Rapid (Tōkaidō & Takasaki Lines)
JT11
toward Maebashi

Lines

Ōiso Station is served by the Tokaido Main Line, with some through services via the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line. The station is 67.8 km from Tokyo Station.

Layout

Ōiso Station has a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Station layout
1 JT Tōkaidō Line for Kōzu, Odawara, Atami, Numazu
JT Itō Line for Itō
2 JT Tokaido Line
(Ueno-Tokyo Line)		 for Hiratsuka, Yokohama, Tokyo, Ueno, Ōmiya
JU Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya and Kuroiso
JU Takasaki Line for Takasaki and Maebashi
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Yokohama, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ōmiya, Takasaki and Maebashi (via JU Takasaki Line)

History

Ōiso Station opened on July 11, 1887 on the Tokaido Main Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the dissolution and privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from November 18, 2001.

Surrounding area
  • Oiso Beach
  • Oiso Long Beach, outdoor swimming pool resort
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Oiso High School
  • National Route 1

References
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

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