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Ōmagoshi Station

Railway station in Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

40°29′32.7″N 139°57′0.2″E / 40.492417°N 139.950056°E / 40.492417; 139.950056Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Gonō Line Distance39.9 km from Higashi-NoshiroPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpenedDecember 26, 1930Services

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

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.