Oku-Tama Station
JC74 Oku-Tama Station 奥多摩駅 | |||||||||||
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 Oku-Tama Station in September 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 210 Hikawa, Okutama-machi, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo 198-0212 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°48′32.8572″N 139°5′47.81″E / 35.809127000°N 139.0966139°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JC Ōme Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 37.2 km from Tachikawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JC74 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1944 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Hikawa Station (until 1971) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 966 | ||||||||||
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Oku-Tama Station (奥多摩駅, Oku-Tama-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Okutama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the western-most station in the Tokyo Metropolis.
Lines
[edit]Oku-Tama Station is the western terminus of the Ōme Line, located 37.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has one island platform serving two dead-headed tracks. The station is attended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1-2 | JC Ōme Line | for Ōme, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo |
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The curved island platform. -
Dead end of track 1 -
Dead end of track 2
Holiday Rapid Okutama trains and irregular trains are departed/arrived from/at Track 2. The departure melodies are Donguri Korokoro, and differ between Track 1 and 2.
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 July 1944 as Hikawa Station (氷川駅). It was renamed Oku-Tama Station on 1 February 1971. It became part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) with the breakup of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Route buses
[edit]There are bus stops in Hikawa barn which Nishi Tokyo Bus has in the front of the station.
| Bus stop | No | Via | Destination | Company | Note |
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| 1 | [奥20] | Kawanori-bashi | Nippara Shōnyūdō | Nishi Tokyo Bus | Runs only on weekdays for Nippara Shōnyūdō |
| [奥21] | Higashi-Nippara | ||||
| 2 | [奥09] | Lake Okutama・Mineya-bashi・Miyama-bashi | Kamozawa-nishi | ||
| [奥10] | Tabayama | ||||
| [奥11] | Tozura | ||||
| [奥12] | Kosuge-no-Yu | ||||
| [奥12] | Lake Okutama・Mineya-bashi・Miyama-bashi・Mount Daibosatsu Higashiguchi | Kosuge-no-Yu | |||
| [奥14] | Lake Okutama・Mineya-bashi | Mineya | |||
| [奥15] | Umekubo・Sōdake | Lake Okutama | |||
| 3番 | [奥30] | Kamba・Shiromaru Station・Hatonosu Station・Kori Station・Kawai Station (Tokyo) | Kami-Hinata | ||
| [奥31] | Seitō-bashi | ||||
| [奥32] (circular-route) | Nagahata・Kamba・Moegi-no-Yu | Okutama Station |
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 966 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 955[2] |
| 2010 | 902[3] |
| 2015 | 966[4] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Okutama Town Hall
- Tama River
National Route 411
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Okutama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)