| Oyama Station 小山駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-3-22 Shiroyamacho, Oyama-shi, Tochigi-ken 323-0025 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′46″N 139°48′23″E / 36.312808°N 139.80639°E / 36.312808; 139.80639 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 80.6 km (50.1 mi) from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side, 2 bay, 4 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 11 (3 Shinkansen) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Elevated (Shinkansen) At grade (conventional) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 July 1885; 139 years ago (1885-07-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 22,471(daily) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oyama Station (小山駅, Oyama-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Oyama, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Overview
This station is the representative station of Oyama City, the second largest city in Tochigi Prefecture, and the largest terminal station next to Utsunomiya Station in the prefecture.
Lines
Oyama Station is served by the following lines.
Station layout
The Shinkansen portion of the station has one side platform and one island platform, both of which are elevated. The local portion of the station has two bay platforms (Platforms 6 and 8) for the Ryomo Line and three island platforms (Platforms 9 and 10, 12 and 13, 15 and 16) of the other local lines. There are no platforms 2, 3, 7, 11, 14.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen | for Nasushiobara, Fukushima, Sendai, and Morioka |
| 4,5 | ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen | for Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo |
| 6,8 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Tochigi, Sano, Ashikaga, Kiryū, Maebashi, and Takasaki |
| 9,10 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Utsunomiya, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso |
| ■ Shonan-Shinjuku Line | for Utsunomiya | |
| 12,13 | ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
| ■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line) | |
| 15,16 | ■ Mito Line | for Shimodate, Tomobe, and Mito |
- Most up Shinkansen services use platform 4.
- Some trains on the Ryōmō Line offering through service to Utsunomiya operate from Platform 9.
History
- July 16, 1885: The station opens on what later becomes the Tōhoku Main Line.
- May 22, 1888: The Ryōmō Line opens.
- January 16, 1889: The Mito Line opens.
- June 23, 1982: The Tōhoku Shinkansen opens.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,471 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
See also
References
- Oyama Station information. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. (in Japanese)
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
- Oyama Station information (in Japanese)
- Guide map for Oyama station (in English)
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