Ōshida Station

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Ōshida Station
大志田駅
File:Ōshida Station.jpg
Ōshida Station in August 2006
Location Ōshida, Asagishi, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0801
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yamada Line
Distance 19.2 km from Morioka
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=32
History
Opened 25 September 1928 (1928-09-25)
Traffic
Passengers 0.3 per day (2015)

Ōshida Station (大志田駅 Ōshida-eki?) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in Morioka, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ōshida Station is served by the Yamada Line from Morioka to Kamaishi, and is located 19.2 kilometers from the line's starting point at Morioka Station.[1]

Station layout

Ōshida Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unstaffed.

Services

By late 2012, the station was normally served by a total of just three services daily, but from January until 15 March 2013, no trains stopped at this station during the winter period.[2]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yamada Line
Kamiyonai   Local   Asagishi

History

Ōshida Station opened on 25 September 1928.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Closure plans

In August 2015, JR East notified the city of Morioka that it was considering closing Ōshida Asagashi and Station on the Yamada Line, possibly by March 2016, due to low patronage.[3] In December 2015, JR East announced that it would be formally closing the station from the start of the following timetable revision.[4]

Passenger statistics

As of August 2015, the station was used by an average of just 0.4 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

The station is situated in a remote area location with just two households living within a radius of 1 km (as of August 2015).[3]

See also

References

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