Ōgimachi Station (Kanagawa)
JI10 Ōgimachi Station 扇町駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 4-5 Ōgimachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0867 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°30′6.27″N 139°43′20.8″E / 35.5017417°N 139.722444°ECoordinates: 35°30′6.27″N 139°43′20.8″E / 35.5017417°N 139.722444°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | JI Tsurumi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 7.0 km from Tsurumi | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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Station code | JI10 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | October 28, 1930 | ||||||||||
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[1] | 611 daily | ||||||||||
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Ōgimachi Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture |
Ōgimachi Station (扇町駅, Ōgimachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines[]
Ōgimachi Station is the eastern terminus of the Tsurumi Line, and is 7.0 kilometers from the western terminus at Tsurumi Station.
Station layout[]
The station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.
Platforms[]
/ | JI Tsurumi Line | for Hama-Kawasaki, Asano, Bentembashi, and Tsurumi |
History[]
Ōgimachi Station was opened on July 20, 1924 as a station on the privately held Tsurumi Rinkō Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道, Tsurumi Rinkō Tetsudō) initially for freight operations only. Passenger services were started from October 28, 1930. The line was nationalized on July 1, 1943 and was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways network. The station has been unstaffed since March 1, 1971. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987 the station has been jointly operated by JR East and Japan Freight Railway Company.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2008, the station was used by an average of 611 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area[]
- Showa Showa Denko Gas Products Kawasaki Factory
- Mitsui Wharf
- JXTG Energy Kawasaki Plant (formerly Mitsubishi Oil Kawasaki Refinery)
- Kawasaki Natural Gas Power Generation Kawasaki Natural Gas Power Generation
- JR East Kawasaki Thermal Power Station
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kawasaki City statistics. Average number of boarding passengers in 2008.
External links[]
Media related to Ōgimachi Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons
- Ōgimachi Station (in Japanese)
- Tsurumi Line
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928
- Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company
- Railway stations in Kawasaki, Kanagawa