Ōmoto Station (大元駅, Ōmoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [2]

Lines

Ōmoto Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 2.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama. It is also served by the Seto-Ōhashi Line and is 69.3 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Takamatsu.

Station layout

The station consists of a two elevated ground-level side platforms, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ L Uno Line for Okayama
■ M Seto-Ōhashi Line for Okayama
2 ■ L Uno Line for Kojima, {Uno and Takamatsu
■ M Seto-Ōhashi Line for Kojima, Uno, Takamatsu

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uno Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Okayama   Rapid Marine Liner   Bizen-Nishiichi
Okayama   Local   Bizen-Nishiichi

History

Okayama Rinkō Railway train at Ōmoto Station, 1984

The station opened on June 12, 1910 as Shikada Station (鹿田駅, Shikada-eki). On March 6, 1925, the station was relocated and renamed Ōmoto Station.[3]

From August 1, 1951 to December 30, 1984, the station was also served by the Okayama Rinkō Railway.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1837 passengers daily[5]

Surrounding area

  • Munetada Shrine
  • Shimotsui Electric Railway Head Office
  • Okayama Prefectural Psychiatric Medical Center

See also

References

  1. ^ "岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report)". www.pref.okayama.jp (in Japanese).
  2. ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
  3. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 258. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). 私鉄史ハンドブック [Handbook of Private Railways History] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 155. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.
  5. ^ 令和２年　岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

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