Odaka Station
Railway station in Minamisōma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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Odaka Station (小高駅, Odaka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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JR EastOdaka Station 小高駅 | |||||||||||
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Odaka Station in July 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-140 Higashimachi, Odaka-ku, Minamisōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-2121 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.5630°N 140.9962°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Jōban Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 277.5 km from Nippori | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 May 1898 | ||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 493 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
Odaka Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 277.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.
Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is Unstaffed. It became an unstaffed station from March 14, 2020.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Haranomachi, Soma and Sendai |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Namie, Tomioka, Iwaki, Takahagi, Hitachi and Mito |
History
Odaka Station opened on 11 May 1898. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The station reopened on 12 July 2016 with the reopening of the section of the Joban Line between Odaka and Haranomachi.[1] The section southward to Namie was scheduled to reopen in spring 2017,[1] and resumed services on 1 April 2017.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 493 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Former Odata Town Hall
- Odaka Post Office
National Route 6
