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Ōshida Station (大志田駅, Ōshida-eki) was a railway station on the Yamada Line in Morioka, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Opened in 1928, the station closed in March 2016.
Ōshida Station 大志田駅 | |
|---|---|
 Ōshida Station in August 2006 | |
| General information | |
| 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 | Closed |
| History | |
| Opened | 25 September 1928 |
| Closed | 25 March 2016 |
| Passengers | |
| 0.4 per day (FY2015) | |
| Location | |
  Ōshida Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Ōshida Station was served by the Yamada Line from Morioka to Kamaishi, and was located 19.2 kilometers from the line's starting point at Morioka Station.[1]
Station layout
Ōshida Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station was 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 | 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
In August 2015, JR East notified the city of Morioka that it was considering closing Ōshida and Asagishi stations 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]
The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[5]
Passenger statistics
As of August 2015[update], the station was used by an average of just 0.4 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
The station was situated in a remote area location with just two households living within a radius of 1 km (as of August 2015[update]).[3]
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
References
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 119. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- 奥羽・山田線駅を冬季休止へ [Ou & Yamada Line stations to be closed during winter season]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 53, no. 622. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2013. p. 163.
- Tsuruta, Yusuke (29 November 2015). 「秘境」２駅 廃止検討 [Closure considered for 2 remote stations]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- 山田線 大志田駅・浅岸駅廃止 [Yamada Line Ōshida and Asagishi stations to close]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- 災害による鉄道運休、震災前の被災区間が全て解消…3月末 [Suspended rail lines - All lines closed before earthquake to be reopened by end of March]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- JR East December news release announcing the station's closure (in Japanese)
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