Ōja Station

Railway station in Hashikami, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kanehama towards Hachinohe		Hachinohe Line		Hashikami towards Kuji

Location
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Ōja Station (大蛇駅, Ōja-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hashikami, Sannohe District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]^[2]

Lines

Ōja Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 25.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station.^[2]

Station layout

The station has a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is a small rain shelter built on the platform, but there is no station building. The station is unattended.^[2]^[1]

History

The station opened on December 10, 1956. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.^[2]

Surrounding area

Ōja fishing port

References

^ ^a ^b "大蛇駅" [Ōja Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道東北ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻岩手青森エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.