is a passenger

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located in the city of Maibara,

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, operated by the

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(JR Tōkai). It is also a freight depot for the

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(JR Freight).

Lines

Ōmi-Nagaoka Station is served by the

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portion of the

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, and is 435.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkaidō line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two

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s connected by an underground passage. The station is staffed.

Platforms

File:Omi-Nagaoka Station up platform 20070817.jpg, The up platform in August 2007 File:Omi-Nagaoka Station down platform 20070817.jpg, The down platform in August 2007 File:Ōmi-Nagaoka Station from Mount Ibuki.jpg, Ōmi-Nagaoka Station viewed from nearby Mt. Ibuki in June 2017

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 July 1889, initially named . It was renamed Ōmi-Nagaoka Station on 1 December 1914. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

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was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated by JR Central in March 2018; Ōmi-Nagaoka Station was assigned station number CA81.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 829 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Maibara City Hall Yamahighashi Government Building *Nagaoka Genji Firefly Special Natural Monument

References

*Yoshikawa, Fumio. ''Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi''. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) .

External links

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