Ojiya Station (小千谷駅, Ojiya-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in the city of Ojiya, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ojiya Station 小千谷駅 | |||||||||||
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Ojiya Station in October 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Toei, Ojiya-shi, Niigata-ken 947-0004 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.3096°N 138.8131°E / 37.3096; 138.8131 | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 149.4 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1920; 101 years ago (1920-11-01) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Higashi-Ojiya (until 1932) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 1282 | ||||||||||
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Ojiya Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
Ojiya Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is located 149.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
The station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |
| 3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa |
The station opened on 1 November 1920, originally named Higashi-Ojiya Station (東小千谷駅, lit. "East Ojiya Station") to distinguish it from the existing Ojiya Station on the Uonuma Railway.[1] It was renamed simply Ojiya Station on 1 August 1932 after the Uonuma Railway station was renamed Nishi-Ojiya Station (西小千谷駅, lit. "West Ojiya Station") in July 1932.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1282 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]