Okamoto Station (Tochigi)
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Okamoto Station 岡本駅 | |
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 Okamoto Station, April 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shimookamoto, Utsunomiya, Tochigi （栃木県宇都宮市下岡本） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2014 | 1,896 daily [1] |
Okamoto Station (岡本駅, Okamoto-eki) is a railway station on the Utsunomiya Line in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Okamoto Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 115.7 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. Through services on the Karasuyama Line past its official terminus at Hōshakuji and Utsunomiya are also provided.
Station layout
This station has two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of each platform is in use.
Platforms
| 2 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
| ■ Karasuyama Line | for Utsunomiya | |
| 4 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Kuroiso |
| ■ Karasuyama Line | for Niita and Karasuyama |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Utsunomiya Line | ||||
| Utsunomiya | Commuter Rapid | Hōshakuji | ||
| Utsunomiya | Rapid | Hōshakuji | ||
| Utsunomiya | Local | Hōshakuji | ||
History
Okamoto Station opened on 25 February 1897.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- National Route 4
- Hirade Industrial Park
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ JR East station information. Template:Ja icon
External links
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