Ōwani Station

Ōwani Station (大鰐駅, Ōwani-eki) of the Kōnan Railway Company and Ōwani-Onsen Station (大鰐温泉駅, Ōwani-Onsen-eki) of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the northern Ōu Main Line form an integrated railway station in the town of Ōwani, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Ōwani-Onsen Station 大鰐温泉駅
Ōwani-Onsen Station in September 2019
Location	34-20 Ōwani Maeda, Ōwani-machi Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-0211 Japan
Coordinates	40°31′17.9″N 140°34′1.7″E
Operated by	JR East Kōnan Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line ■ Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line
Distance	435.3 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 21, 1895
Previous names	Ōwani Station (until 1991)
Passengers
FY2016	212 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ikarigaseki toward Akita Tsugaru Hirosaki toward Aomori Ōu Main Line Rapid Nagamine toward Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Ishikawa toward Aomori Preceding station Kōnan Railway Following station Shukugawara toward Chūō-Hirosaki Ōwani Line Terminus
Location
Ōwani-Onsen Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Ōwani-Onsen Station Ōwani-Onsen Station (Japan)

Lines

Ōwani-Onsen Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 435.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima.[1] Kōnan Railway's Ōwani Station is the southern terminus of the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line.

Station layout

JR Ōwani-Onsen Station has one island platform and one side platform serving tracks 1 to 3. The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station has one island platform serving tracks 4 and 5; however, in practice only track 4 is in use.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Hirosaki and Aomori
2, 3	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita
4, 5	■ Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line	for Chūō-Hirosaki

History

The station opened on October 21, 1895 as Ōwani Station (大鰐駅) on the Japanese government railways, the predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR).[1] A footbridge connecting the platforms was completed in 1915, and the station building in 1921.

With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.[1] On March 16, 1991, it was renamed Ōwani-Onsen Station.[1]

The Kōnan Railway Ōwani Station opened on January 26, 1952. On October 1, 1970 it was renamed Kōnan-Ōwani Station (大鰐駅) to distinguish it from the adjacent JNR station; however, it reverted to its original name on April 1, 1986.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR East station was used by an average of 212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Ōwani Station 大鰐駅
Ōwani Station in September 2019
Location	34-20 Ōwani Maeda, Ōwani-machi, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-0211 Japan
Operated by	Kōnan Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Ōwani Line
History
Opened	January 26, 1952

Surrounding area

• Aomori Bank Ōwani branch
• Ōwani Post Office
• Ōwani Onsen
• National Route 101

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 539. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 各駅の乗車人員（2016年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Konan Railway website (in Japanese)