Ōdate Station

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title: "Ōdate Station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["railway-stations-in-akita-prefecture", "railway-stations-in-japan-opened-in-1899", "hanawa-line", "ōdate", "stations-of-japan-freight-railway-company", "hachikō"] description: "Railway station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōdate_Station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan ::

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Field	Value
name	Ōdate Station
style	JR East
native_name	大館駅
native_name_lang	ja
image	Odate Station 20231105.jpg
caption	Ōdate Station in November 2023
address	1-3-1 Onari-chō, Ōdate-shi, Akita-ken 017-0044
country	Japan
coordinates
operator	{{Plainlist
line	{{Plainlist
distance	402.9 kilometers from
platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
website
opened	November 15, 1899
passengers	906
pass_year	FY2018
map_type	Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
map_dot_label	Ōdate Station
services	{{Adjacent stations
line1	Tsugaru
line2	Ou Main
line3	Ou Main
line4	Hanawa
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| 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 = | operator = {{Plainlist|

• [[File:JR logo (east).svg|22px]] JR East
• [[File:JR logo (freight).svg|22px]] JR Freight | line = {{Plainlist|
• Ōu Main Line
• Hanawa Line | distance = 402.9 kilometers from | platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform | connections = | structure = | status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | code = | website = | 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}} Ōdate Station 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 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 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

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Odate_Station_in_Pre-war_Showa_era.JPG" caption="Ōdate Station before World War II"] ::

Ōdate Station opened on November 15, 1899, 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. The Hanaoka Line opened on January 26, 1916. The Akita Railway was nationalized on June 1, 1934.

After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The Hanaoka Line closed on April 1, 1985. 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.

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 906 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Ōdate Station Bus Stop
• Shūhoku Bus Main Office

References

References

1. (1985). "日本国有鉄道停車場一覧". Japanese National Railways.
2. link. East Japan Railway Company

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