Ominato Station
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is the northern terminal station
Terminal Station
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 of JR East
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

’s Ōminato Line. It is located in the city of Mutsu
Mutsu, Aomori
is a city located in northeastern Aomori in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 61,205 and a density of 70.09 persons per km²...

, Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

, Japan
Japan
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. It is 58.4 rail kilometers from the southern terminus
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...

 of the Ōminato Line at Noheji Station
Noheji Station
is a joint railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line of Aoimori Railway Company and Ōminato Line of JR East located in the town of Noheji, Aomori Prefecture, Japan...

.

History

Ōminato Station was opened on September 25, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways
Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...

 (JGR). With the privatization
Privatization
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 of the Japan National Railways (the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Station layout

Ōminato Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building has a manned “Green Window” service counter.

Platforms

1・2 Ōminato Line for Noheji
Noheji Station
is a joint railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line of Aoimori Railway Company and Ōminato Line of JR East located in the town of Noheji, Aomori Prefecture, Japan...

 and Aomori
Aomori Station
is a railway station located in Aomori, Aomori, Japan. The station opened on 1 September 1891.-Lines:Aomori Station is served by the following lines.*Ōu Main Line *Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line *Aoimori Railway Line...


Route bus

  • JR Bus Tohoku
    JR Bus Tohoku Company
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    • For Wakinosawa
      Wakinosawa, Aomori
      was a village located in Shimokita District in northern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.Wakinosawa Village was founded in 1889 from the merger the hamlets of Wakinosawa with neighboring Ozawa...

      via Kawaushi-Machi
    • For Tanabu

Adjacent stations

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