Omoigawa Station

Omoigawa Station (思川駅, Omoigawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Omoigawa Station 思川駅
Omoigawa Station, October 2010
General information
Location	965 Matsunuma, Oyama-shi, Tochigi-ken 323-0007 Japan
Coordinates	36.3510°N 139.7813°E / 36.3510; 139.7813
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ryōmō Line
Distance	5.4 km from Oyama
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=399
History
Opened	10 April 1911
Passengers
FY2002	675
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tochigi towards Takasaki Ryōmō Line Oyama Terminus
Location Omoigawa Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Omoigawa Station Omoigawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Omoigawa Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 5.4 km from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station.

Station layout

Omoigawa Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ryōmō Line	for Kiryū, Maebashi, and Takasaki
2	■ Ryōmō Line	for Oyama

History

Oyama Station was opened on 10 April 1911. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2000.

Surrounding area

• Oyama City Hall Toyoda branch office
• Shinozuka Inari Jinja

External links

Media related to Omoigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)