Ōmoto Station 大元駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 10-6 Ōmoto Ekimae, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-0923 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°38′50.72″N 133°54′38.7″E / 34.6474222°N 133.910750°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Okayama | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 12, 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Shikada (until 1925) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 1837 daily [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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.
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.
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 |
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Uno Line | ||||
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Okayama | Rapid Marine Liner | Bizen-Nishiichi | ||
Okayama | Local | Bizen-Nishiichi |
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]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1837 passengers daily [5]
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