Ōmagoshi Station

Ōmagoshi Station 大間越駅
Ōmagoshi Station in September 2019
General information
Location	Ōmagoshi Miyazakihama 12, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2208 Japan
Coordinates	40°29′32.7″N 139°57′0.2″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	39.9 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	December 26, 1930
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwadate towards Higashi-Noshiro Gonō Line Local Shirakamidaketozanguchi towards Hirosaki
Location Ōmagoshi Station Location within Japan

Ōmagoshi Station (大間越駅, Ōmagoshi-eki) is a railway station in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ōmagoshi Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is 39.9 kilometres (24.8 mi) from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Ōmagoshi Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended and is managed from Fukaura Station. The station building is of identical design to that of Mutsu-Sawabe and Higashi-Hachimori.

History

Ōmagoshi Station was opened on December 26, 1930, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 101
• Shirakami-Sanchi

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
• 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)