Ottomo Station
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is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line located in the town of Tōhoku
, Aomori Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 57.6 rail kilometers from the terminus
of the Tōhoku Main Line at Aomori Station
.
. On January 1, 1906, with the nationalization
of the Nippon Railway, it became a station of the Tōhoku Main Line of the Japanese Government Railways
(JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japan National Railways (JNR). Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued from March 15, 1972. With the privatization
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company
(JR East).
The section of the Tōhoku Main Line including this station was transferred to Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010.
s serving four tracks, connected by an overpass to the station building; however, only Tracks 1 and 3 are in regular use.
Tohoku, Aomori
is a town located in the Kamikita District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the village had an estimated population of 19,051 and a density of 58.3 persons per km². Its total area was 326.71 km².-Geography:...
, Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
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. It is 57.6 rail kilometers from the terminus
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
of the Tōhoku Main Line at Aomori Station
Aomori Station
is a railway station located in Aomori, Aomori, Japan. The station opened on 1 September 1891.-Lines:Aomori Station is served by the following lines.*Ōu Main Line *Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line *Aoimori Railway Line...
.
History
Ottomo Station was opened on January 1, 1894 as a station on the Nippon RailwayNippon Railway
was the first private railway company in the history of Japan. The company built trunk lines connecting Tokyo with the Tōhoku region to the northeast...
. On January 1, 1906, with the nationalization
Nationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
of the Nippon Railway, it became a station of the Tōhoku Main Line of the Japanese Government Railways
Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
(JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japan National Railways (JNR). Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued from March 15, 1972. With the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East).
The section of the Tōhoku Main Line including this station was transferred to Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010.
Station layout
Ottomo Station has two island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s serving four tracks, connected by an overpass to the station building; however, only Tracks 1 and 3 are in regular use.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Aoimori Railway Line | For |
| 3 | ■Aoimori Railway Line | For |
Surrounding area
- Tohoku town office building
- Ottomo post office
- Route 394Route 394 (Japan)National Route 394 is a national highway of Japan connecting Mutsu, Aomori and Hirosaki, Aomori in Japan, with a total length of 185 km ....