Ojiya Station

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
Ojiya Station in October 2012
Location1 Toei, Ojiya-shi, Niigata-ken 947-0004
Coordinates37.3096°N 138.8131°E / 37.3096; 138.8131
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōetsu Line
Distance149.4 km from Takasaki
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1920
Previous namesHigashi-Ojiya (until 1932)
Passengers
FY20171282
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Echigo-Kawaguchi
toward Takasaki
 Jōetsu Line Echigo-Takiya
toward Nagaoka
Location
Ojiya Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Ojiya Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is located 149.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

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.

Platforms
1 ■ Jōetsu Line for Nagaoka
3 ■ Jōetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1282 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 455, 601. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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