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is a railway station on the
File:Omigawa Station-Platform-20110619.jpg, Platforms
File:Oumigawa View2.jpg, The view from train
Retrieved 8 February 2010. With the privatization of
On 17 July 2007, the station and line was damaged and blocked by a landslide caused by the
JR East station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Omigawa Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899 Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture Shin'etsu Main Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Kashiwazaki, Niigata
Shinetsu Main Line
The is a railway line, consisting of three geographically separated sections, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was originally one continuous line connecting and via . Since the opening and later extension of ...
in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East).
Lines
ÅŒmigawa Station is served by theShinetsu Main Line
The is a railway line, consisting of three geographically separated sections, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was originally one continuous line connecting and via . Since the opening and later extension of ...
, and is 29.6 kilometers from the terminus
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*Terminus (god), a Roman deity who protected boundary markers
Transport
*Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination
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of the line at .
Layout
The station is unstaffed and consists of two opposedside platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
s connected by a footbridge.
Platforms
History
The station was opened on 28 July 1899.JR East station informationRetrieved 8 February 2010. With the privatization of
Japanese National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
On 17 July 2007, the station and line was damaged and blocked by a landslide caused by the 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake
The ) was a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred 10:13 local time (01:13 UTC) on July 16, 2007, in the northwest Niigata Prefecture of Japan. The earthquake, which occurred at a previously unknown offshore fault shook Niigata and ...
. The line reopened to traffic on 13 September 2007. A new station building was completed on 25 March 2008.
Surrounding area
* ÅŒmigawa Swimming BeachSee also
* List of railway stations in JapanReferences
External links
JR East station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Omigawa Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899 Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture Shin'etsu Main Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Kashiwazaki, Niigata