Ōmigawa Station

Not to be confused with Omigawa Station.

Ōmigawa Station (青海川駅, Ōmigawa-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ōmigawa Station 青海川駅
Ōmigawa Station in June 2009
General information
Location	Ōmigawa, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3661 Japan
Coordinates	37.3463°N 138.4864°E / 37.3463; 138.4864
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance	29.6 km to Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	28 July 1899 (1899-07-28)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kasashima towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Kujiranami towards Niigata
Location Ōmigawa Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Ōmigawa Station Ōmigawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Ōmigawa Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 29.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Layout

The station is unstaffed and consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.

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  Platforms
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  The view from train

Platforms

south	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Naoetsu
north	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki and Nagaoka

History

The station was opened on 28 July 1899. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Station and track blocked by landslide, July 2007

On 17 July 2007, the station and line was damaged and blocked by a landslide caused by the 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake. The line reopened to traffic on 13 September 2007. A new station building was completed on 25 March 2008.

Surrounding area

• Ōmigawa Swimming Beach

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)