Ōno Station (Fukushima)

Ōno Station
大野駅
Ōno Station in March 2012
Location Shimonogami Ono 248, Ōkuma-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1308
Japan
Coordinates 37°24′34″N 140°59′04″E / 37.4094°N 140.9844°E / 37.4094; 140.9844Coordinates: 37°24′34″N 140°59′04″E / 37.4094°N 140.9844°E / 37.4094; 140.9844
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Joban Line
Distance 257.9 km from Nippori
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website Official website
History
Opened 22 November 1904
Closed 11 March 2011 (temporarily)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 616 daily
Location
Ōno Station
Location within Japan

Ōno Station (大野駅, Ōno-eki) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company in the town of Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan.

Lines

Ōno Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 257.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, services have been suspended indefinitely.

Station layout

Ōno Station has an elevated station building with one island platform underneath. The station had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Jōban Line for Haranomachi and Sendai
2 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki and Mito

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Joban Line
Yonomori Local Futaba

History

Ōno Station was opened on 22 November 1904. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Services will remain suspended until at least the year 2020.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 616 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[2].

Surrounding area

Ōno Station is located three kilometers west of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and is the closest train station to the plant. Entering the area is currently prohibited due to high radiation levels.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fukushima International Association
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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