Ōishida Station
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Ōishida Station 大石田駅 | |||||
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 The east entrance in October 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 585 Ōishida-otsu, Ōishida, Kitamurayama District, Yamagata Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 38°35′44″N 140°22′31″E / 38.595689°N 140.375292°E | ||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||
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| Connections | Bus stop | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1901 | ||||
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Ōishida Station (大石田駅, Ōishida-eki) is a railway station in Ōishida, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ōishida Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, with direct high-speed Tsubasa services to and from Tokyo. It is located 126.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.[1]
Station layout
Ōishida Station has two opposed side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata, Yonezawa, Fukushima, Ōmiya, and Tokyo for Shinjō |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Murayama, Tendō, and Yamagata for Shinjō | |
| 2 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Shinjō |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Murayama, Tendō, and Yamagata for Shinjō |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yamagata Shinkansen | ||||
| Murayama | Tsubasa | Shinjō | ||
| Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line) | ||||
| Sodesaki | - | Kita-Ōishida | ||
History
Ōishida Station opened on 21 October 1901.[2] The privately owned Obanazawa Railroad connected to the station from 1926 until its abandonment in 1970.[citation needed] A new station building was completed in 1983.[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] The Yamagata Shinkansen began operations on 4 December 1999.
Surrounding area
- Ōishida Town Hall
- Ōishida Post Office
- Mogami River
- Ginzan Onsen
National Route 347
References
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 531. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 126. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
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