Ōgata Station

Ōgata Station 大形駅
Ōgata Station north exit March 2006
General information
Location	1101 Okayama, Higashi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0821 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hakushin Line
Distance	7.0 km from Niigata
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=308
History
Opened	11 February 1957
Passengers
FY2015	1,252 daily
Location Ōgata Station Location within JR Hakushin Line Ōgata Station Ōgata Station (Japan)

Ōgata Station (大形駅, Ōgata-eki) is a train station in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ōgata Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and is 7.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Hakushin Line	for Toyosaka, Shibata and Murakami
2	■ Hakushin Line	for Niigata

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  Ōgata Station south exit (March 2006)
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  Ticket Machine
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  Station name plate
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  View from north exit (May 2017)
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  View from south exit (May 2017)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hakushin Line
Higashi-Niigata		-	Niizaki

History

The station opened on 11 February 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

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  Former north station building (August 2004)
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  Former south station building (August 2004)

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,252 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• University of Niigata Prefecture
• Niigata Kita High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information Template:Ja icon