Okamoto Station (Tochigi)

Okamoto Station (岡本駅, Okamoto-eki) is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Okamoto Station 岡本駅
Okamoto Station, March 2019
General information
Location	1986 Shimookamoto, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture 329-1104 Japan
Coordinates	36°35′54″N 139°56′40″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Main Line        JU Utsunomiya Line      Karasuyama Line
Distance	115.7 km (71.9 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4 (Only 2 in use normally)
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1897; 127 years ago (1897-02-25)
Passengers
FY2019	2,704
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Utsunomiya towards Tokyo Utsunomiya Line Local Hōshakuji towards Kuroiso Utsunomiya Terminus Karasuyama Line Hōshakuji towards Karasuyama
Location Okamoto Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Okamoto Station Okamoto Station (Kanto Area) Show map of Kanto Area Okamoto Station Okamoto Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Okamoto Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 115.7 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. Through services on the Karasuyama Line past its official terminus at Hōshakuji and Utsunomiya are also provided.

Station layout

This station has two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of each platform is in use. The station is staffed.

Platforms

2	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line)
	■ Karasuyama Line	for Utsunomiya
4	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Nasushiobara and Kuroiso
	■ Karasuyama Line	for Niita and Karasuyama

History

Okamoto Station opened on 25 February 1897.^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2704 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 4
• Hirade Industrial Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. JR East station information. (in Japanese)
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)