Ogawagō Station

Ogawagō Station (小川郷駅, Ogawagō-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu East Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ogawagō Station 小川郷駅
Ogawagō Station in August 2008
General information
Location	Ogawa-cho, Takahagi, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-3122 Japan
Coordinates	37.1266°N 140.8626°E / 37.1266; 140.8626
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu East Line
Distance	10.3 km from Iwaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 10, 1915
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ononiimachi towards Kōriyama Ban'etsu East Line Rapid Abukuma Iwaki Terminus Eda towards Kōriyama Ban'etsu East Line Local Akai towards Iwaki
Location Akai Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Akai Station Akai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ogawagō Station is served by the Ban'etsu East Line, and is located 10.3 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Iwaki Station in Fukushima^[1]

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Ban'etsu East Line	for Ononiimachi, Miharu and Kōriyama for Iwaki (starting trains)
2	■ Ban'etsu East Line	for Iwaki

History

Ogawagō Station opened on July 10, 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 399
• Ogawa Post office
• former Ogawa Town Hall

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 27. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)