is a junction

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in the city of

Oyama, Tochigi is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 167,647 in 70,928 households, and a population density of 980 persons per km². The total area of the city is . In 2006, Oyama became the second most pop ...

, Japan, operated by the

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(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 is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also is a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station ...

in the prefecture.

Lines

Oyama Station is served by the following lines. * Tōhoku Shinkansen *

Utsunomiya Line The Utsunomiya Line ( ja, 宇都宮線, ) is the name given to a 163.5 kilometer section of the Tōhoku Main Line between Tokyo Station in Tokyo and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan. It is part of the East Japan Railway Compan ...

(

Tōhoku Main Line The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fukush ...

) * Shōnan-Shinjuku Line * Mito Line * Ryōmō Line

Station layout

The Shinkansen portion of the station has one

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and one

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, both of which are elevated. The local portion of the station has two

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(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

* 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.Oyama Station information
Retrieved on 13 August 2008. * 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).

References

External links

Oyama Station information

{{Mito Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company Tōhoku Shinkansen Tōhoku Main Line Utsunomiya Line Ryōmō Line Mito Line Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1885 Oyama, Tochigi