is a

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in the city of

Mutsu, Aomori is a Cities of Japan, city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 53,804 in 28,553 households, and a population density of 62 persons per km2. The total area of the city is , making it the largest municipa ...

, 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

Ōminato Station is the northern terminus of the

Ōminato Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Noheji Station and Ōminato Station on the Shimokita Peninsula in eastern Aomori Prefecture. Station list :●: All rapid service trains stop, ○: Some r ...

, and lies 58.4 km from the southern terminus of the line at Noheji Station.

Station layout

The station has two

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serving two terminating tracks. The station building has a ''

Midori no Madoguchi , short for ''Magnetic-electronic Automatic'' ''Reservation System,'' is a train ticket reservation system used by the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and travel agencies in Japan. It was developed jointly by Hitachi and the former Ja ...

'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Ominato.jpg, Platform, August 2003 Ominato Station exit.JPG, Exit gate

History

Ōminato Station opened on September 25, 1921 as a station on the

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national rail transport, railway system directly operated by the until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Railways Group. Name The English name "Japanese ...

(JGR). With the privatization of the

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, the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Bus services

* JR Bus Tohoku Company **For Wakinosawa via Kawaushi-Machi **For Tanabu

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 145 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* * Ōminato Port

References

External links

JR East station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ominato Station Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture Ōminato Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921 Mutsu, Aomori