Ōmachi Station (大町駅, Ōmachi-eki) is a train station in Ōmachi, Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Sasebo Line.[1][2]
Ōmachi Station 大町駅 | |
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Ōmachi Station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Ōmachi-cho, Kishima-gun, Saga-ken Japan |
Coordinates | 33°12′45″N 130°06′23″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Sasebo Line |
Distance | 5.1 km from Hizen-Yamaguchi |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | No – platforms accessed by footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 11 December 1919 (1919-12-11) |
Passengers | |
FY2015 | 250 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Ōmachi Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 5.1 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi.[3] Only Sasebo Line local services stop at this station.[4]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding branching off track 1. The station building is a small brick structure. The ticket window which it houses has become unstaffed and the building presently serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2][5]
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Sasebo Line | ||||
Kōhoku | Local | Kitagata |
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 11 December 1919 as Ōmachi Signal Box on the existing track of what was then the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 September 1928, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger services commenced. On 1 December 1934, station became part of the Sasebo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[6][7]
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 91,291 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 250 passengers.[8]
Stations of the Sasebo Line | |
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