Ogikawa Station (荻川駅, Ogikawa-eki) is a train station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Ogikawa Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is located 124.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Layout

Ogikawa Station, West side (September 2015)

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Niitsu, Nagaoka
2 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Niigata

History

The station opened on 20 November 1926. The current station building was completed in December 1986. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Ogikawa Post Office
  • Ogikawa Elementary School

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1912 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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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