Oyama Station

Location
	Oyama Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Oyama Station Oyama Station (Japan)

Oyama Station

小山駅
Oyama Station; 小山駅
	Oyama Station from outside
General information
Location	3-3-22 Shiroyamacho, Oyama-shi, Tochigi-ken 323-0025; Japan
Coordinates	36°18′46″N 139°48′23″E / 36.312808°N 139.80639°E
Operated by	JR East; JR Freight;
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen; Tōhoku Main Line; ■■ Shonan-Shinjuku Line; Mito Line; Ryōmō Line;
Distance	80.6 km (50.1 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side, 2 bay, 4 island platforms
Tracks	11 (3 Shinkansen)
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	Elevated (Shinkansen); At grade (conventional)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 July 1885; 139 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	22,471(daily)
Services
Location
Location
	Oyama Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Oyama Station Oyama Station (Japan)

Oyama Station (小山駅, Oyama-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Oyama, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Overview

This station is the representative station of Oyama City, the second largest city in Tochigi Prefecture, and the largest terminal station next to Utsunomiya Station in the prefecture.

Lines

A Mito Line 415 series train at Oyama

A Ryōmō Line 115 series train at Oyama

Oyama Station is served by the following lines.

Station layout

The Shinkansen portion of the station has one side platform and one island platform, both of which are elevated. The local portion of the station has two bay platforms (Platforms 6 and 8) for the Ryomo Line and three island platforms (Platforms 9 and 10, 12 and 13, 15 and 16) of the other local lines. There are no platforms 2, 3, 7, 11, 14.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Nasushiobara, Fukushima, Sendai, and Morioka
4,5	■ Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo
6,8	■ Ryōmō Line	for Tochigi, Sano, Ashikaga, Kiryū, Maebashi, and Takasaki
9,10	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Utsunomiya, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso
9,10	■ Shonan-Shinjuku Line	for Utsunomiya
12,13	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
12,13	■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)
15,16	■ Mito Line	for Shimodate, Tomobe, and Mito

Most up Shinkansen services use platform 4.
Some trains on the Ryōmō Line offering through service to Utsunomiya operate from Platform 9.

History

July 16, 1885: The station opens on what later becomes the Tōhoku Main Line.^[1]
May 22, 1888: The Ryōmō Line opens.
January 16, 1889: The Mito Line opens.
June 23, 1982: The Tōhoku Shinkansen opens.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,471 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

References

^ Oyama Station information. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. (in Japanese)
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Oyama Station information (in Japanese)
Guide map for Oyama station (in English)

[JREast-1] Oyama Station information. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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