Ōminato Station

Ōminato Station 大湊駅
Ōminato Station in December 2010
General information
Location	7-14 Ōminato-Shinmachi, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken 035-0084 Japan
Coordinates	41°16′49.85″N 141°09′41.23″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōminato Line
Distance	58.4 km from Noheji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 September 1921
Passengers
FY2015	182
Location Ōminato Station Location within Japan

Ōminato Station (大湊駅, Ōminato-eki) is a railway station on the Ōminato Line in Mutsu, Aomori, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ōminato Station is the northern terminus of the Ōminato Line, and lies 58.4 km from the southern terminus of the line at Noheji Station.

Station layout

Ōminato Station has two opposed side platforms serving two terminating tracks. The station building has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1/2

■ Ōminato Line

for Noheji and Aomori

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Ōminato Line
Shimokita		Rapid Shimokita		Terminus
Shimokita		Local		Terminus

History

Ōminato Station opened on September 25, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR, the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Bus services

• JR Bus Tohoku Company
  • For Wakinosawa via Kawaushi-Machi
  • For Tanabu

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 182 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• National Route 338
• Ōminato Port

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information Template:Ja icon