Ōgimachi Station (Kanagawa)
JI10 Ōgimachi Station 扇町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ōgimachi Station | |||||||||||
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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°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 | 28 October 1930 | ||||||||||
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| [1] | 611 daily | ||||||||||
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  Ōgimachi Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture  Ōgimachi Station Ōgimachi Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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 (4.3 mi) 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 20 July 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 28 October 1930. The line was
Japanese Government Railways network. The station has been unstaffed since 1 March 1971. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 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)