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Ōdate Station 大館駅
Ōdate Station in November 2023
General information
Location	1-3-1 Onari-chō, Ōdate-shi, Akita-ken 017-0044 Japan
Coordinates	40°17′16.8″N 140°33′23.4″E / 40.288000°N 140.556500°E / 40.288000; 140.556500
Operated by	JR East JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line ■ Hanawa Line
Distance	402.9 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 15, 1899
Passengers
FY2018	906
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Takanosutowards Akita Tsugaru Ikarigasekitowards Aomori Hayaguchitowards Akita Ōu Main LineRapid Shimokawazoitowards Shinjō Ōu Main LineLocal Shirasawatowards Aomori Higashi-Ōdatetowards Morioka Hanawa Line Terminus
Location Ōdate StationLocation within Akita PrefectureShow map of Akita PrefectureŌdate StationŌdate Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Ōdate Station (大館駅, Ōdate-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Ōdate, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Ōdate Station is a station on the Ōu Main Line, and is located 402.9 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima in Fukushima Prefecture. It is also a terminal station on the Hanawa Line, and is located 106.9 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kōma in Iwate Prefecture. The station formerly also served the now-defunct Kosaka Smelting & Refining Kosaka Line.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and single island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Ōdate Station opened on November 15, 1899, on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The privately owned Kosaka Line began operations in 1909, and the privately owned Akita Railway began operations from July 1, 1914. The Hanaoka Line opened on January 26, 1916. The Akita Railway was nationalized on June 1, 1934.

After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The Hanaoka Line closed on April 1, 1985. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. Kosaka Line passenger operations ceased on October 1, 1994, and freight operations ended on March 12, 2008.

Hachikō

A statue of Hachikō was first erected in front of the station in July 1935, but was subsequently melted down for its metal content in World War II, and was not restored until November 1986.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 906 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Ōdate Station Bus Stop
• Shūhoku Bus Main Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 128. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. 各駅の乗車人員　（2018年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

External links

Media related to Ōdate Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)

• Stations of East Japan Railway Company
• Railway stations in Akita Prefecture
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899
• Hanawa Line
• Ōdate
• Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company
• Hachikō