:Ōdate Station

{{short description|Railway station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Ōdate Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 大館駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Odate Station 20231105.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Ōdate Station in November 2023

| other_name =

| address = 1-3-1 Onari-chō, Ōdate-shi, Akita-ken 017-0044

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|40|17|16.8|N|140|33|23.4|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP-05|display=inline, title}}

| operator = {{Plainlist|

}}

| line = {{Plainlist|

{{colorbull|DarkOrange}} Ōu Main Line
{{Colorbull|#aa1e30}} Hanawa Line

}}

| distance = 402.9 kilometers from {{STN|Fukushima|x|Fukushima}}

| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure =

| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )

| code =

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=876}}

| opened =November 15, 1899

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 906

| pass_year = FY2018

| map_type = Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Ōdate Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East

|line1=Tsugaru|left1=Takanosu|right1=Ikarigaseki

|line2=Ou Main|left2=Hayaguchi|right2=Ikarigaseki|type2=Rapid

|line3=Ou Main|left3=Shimokawazoi|right3=Shirasawa|note-mid3=Local

|line4=Hanawa|left4=Higashi-Ōdate|to-left4=Morioka}}

}}

{{nihongo|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 {{STN|Fukushima|x|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 {{STN|Kōma|x|Iwate}} 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=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name= Ōu Main Line|linecol=DarkOrange |dir= for {{STN|Higashi-Noshiro|x}} and {{STN|Akita|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx= Ōu Main Line|linecol=DarkOrange |dir= for {{STN|Hirosaki|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|first=3|name= Hanawa Line|linecol=#aa1e30|dir= for {{STN|Towada-Minami|x}}, {{STN|Kazuno-Hanawa|x}}, and {{STN|Morioka|x}}}}

History

File:Odate Station in Pre-war Showa era.JPG

Ōdate Station opened on November 15, 1899,{{cite book |title = 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans-title= JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 128| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} The Hanaoka Line opened on January 26, 1916.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} The Akita Railway was nationalized on June 1, 1934.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}}

After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The Hanaoka Line closed on April 1, 1985.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}}

=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.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 906 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_06.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2018年度）|trans-title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= January 21, 2020}}