Ōto Station

{{short description|Railway station in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Ōto Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 大戸駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = JRE-Oto-STA-Entrance.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Ōto Station entrance, March 2021

| other_name =

| address = Ōtogawa 11, Katori-shi, Chiba-ken 287-0054

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.8901|N|140.4579|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px JR East

| line = {{colorbull|seagreen}} Narita Line

| distance = 36.1 km from {{STN|Sakura|x|Chiba}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| tracks =

| connections =

| structure =

| code =

| status = Unstaffed

| website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=334}}

| opened = April 1, 1926

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 243 daily

| pass_year = 2006

| map_type = Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Ōto Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Narita|left=Shimōsa-Kōzaki|right=Sawara|to-right=Chōshi}}

}}

{{nihongo|Ōto Station|大戸駅|Ōto-eki}} a passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ōto Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 36.1 kilometers from the terminus of line at {{STN|Sakura|x|Chiba}}.

Layout

Ōto Station has a single ground-level island platform connected to the neighboring streets by a footbridge. There is no station building. Bathrooms are located to the north of the station.{{Cite web |title=JR東日本：駅構内図（大戸駅） |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/stations/334.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 |language=ja}}

=Platforms=

{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Narita Line|col=seagreen|dir=for {{STN|Sawara|x}}, {{STN|Chōshi|x}}, and {{STN|Kashima-Jingu|x}}}}

{{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Narita Line|col=seagreen|dir=for {{STN|Narita|x}}, {{STN|Sakura|x|Chiba}}, and {{STN|Chiba|x}}}}

File:JRE-Oto-STA-Platform.jpg|Ōto Station platforms, March 2021

History

Ōto Station was opened on April 1, 1926, as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) for both passenger and freight operations. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1962. The station has been unattended since July 1, 1970. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt from 2007 to 2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 243 passengers daily.{{cite web|url= https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/nenkan/nenkan-h19/index.html#11 |script-title=ja:千葉県統計年鑑（平成19年|trans-title=Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2006)|year= 2007|publisher= Chiba Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}}