Ōno Station (Fukushima)
Railway station in Ōkuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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Ōno Station (大野駅, Ōno-eki) is a railway station in the town of Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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JR EastŌno Station 大野駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Ōno Station in August 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Shimonogami Ono 248, Ōkuma-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1308 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.4094°N 140.9844°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line | ■ Joban Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 257.9 km from Nippori | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1904 14 March 2020 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2010 | 616 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
Ōno Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 257.9 km (160.3 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, services were suspended until March 14, 2020.[1][2][3][4]
Station layout
The station has an elevated station building with one island platform underneath. The station had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. But it is now an unstaffed station (from 14 March 2020).
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Haranomachi and Sendai |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Iwaki and Mito |
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.[4] The section of the line between Tomioka and Namie was reopened on the 14 March 2020 allowing for the resumption of passenger services to Ōno Station.[4]
Passenger statistics
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.
- Ōkuma Town Hall
- Ōkuma Post Office
National Route 6
