Oga Station

Oga Station
Oga Station; 男鹿駅
	Oga Station (18 August 2018)
Location	Shinhamachō-1 Funagawaminato Funagawa, Oga-shi, Akita-ken 010-0511; Japan
Coordinates	39°53′6.2″N 139°50′55.1″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Oga Line
Distance	26.6 kilometers from Oiwake
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 16, 1916
Previous names	Funakawa (until 1968)
Passengers
FY2019	352
Services
Location
	Oga Station Location within Akita Prefecture Oga Station Oga Station (Japan)

Oga Station (男鹿駅, Oga-eki) is a railway station in the city of Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Oga Station is a terminus of the Oga Line and is located 26.6 rail kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at Oiwake .

Station layout

The staffed station has a single island platform, with the station building at the tail end (south) of the platform.

Platforms

1-2

■ Oga Line

for Oiwake and Akita

History

Former station building (28 August 2015)

Japanese National Railways opened Oga Station on December 16, 1916 as Funakawa Station (船川駅), serving the town of Funakawamianto, Akita. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1968. The station was transferred to JR East after privatization of the JNR. The station building was renovated in 2012,[1] including installation of Nagahame statues.[2] The station building was replaced with a new one 100 meters south in 2018 to support tourism and environmental initiatives.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2019, the station was used by an average of 352 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

Oga City Hall
Oga Post Office

References

"象潟駅、男鹿駅をきれいにリニューアルをいたします" (PDF). web.archive.org (in Japanese). 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
"男鹿駅前に男鹿のシンボル「なまはげ」の像を設置いたします" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
"＜ＪＲ秋田＞男鹿駅を観光拠点の隣に移転　来年７月利用開始 | 河北新報オンラインニュース". web.archive.org (in Japanese). 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-13.

External links

Media related to Oga Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information page (in Japanese)

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[1] "象潟駅、男鹿駅をきれいにリニューアルをいたします" (PDF). web.archive.org (in Japanese). 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-09-13.

[2] "男鹿駅前に男鹿のシンボル「なまはげ」の像を設置いたします" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-09-13.

[3] "＜ＪＲ秋田＞男鹿駅を観光拠点の隣に移転　来年７月利用開始 | 河北新報オンラインニュース". web.archive.org (in Japanese). 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-09-13.

[jreaststats-4] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-13.