Oku Station (Tokyo)

JU03
Oku Station

尾久駅
The station building in February 2021
General information
Location1 Shōwamachi, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Tōhoku Main Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
History
Opened1929
Passengers
FY2021[1]8,780 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ueno
UENJU02
towards Tokyo
Utsunomiya / Takasaki lines
Local
Akabane
ABNJU04
towards Kuroiso or Maebashi

Oku Station (尾久駅, Oku-eki) is a railway station in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Oku Station is served by the following lines.

Station layout

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The station is composed of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

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1 JU Utsunomiya Line for Ueno and Tokyo
JT Tōkaidō Line (via Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Shinagawa, Yokohama, Ofuna, Odawara, Atami, and Numazu
JU Takasaki Line for Ueno and Tokyo
JT Tōkaidō Line (via Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Shinagawa, Yokohama, Ofuna, Odawara, and Atami
2 JU Utsunomiya Line for Ōmiya, Oyama, Utsunomiya, and Kuroiso
JU Takasaki Line for Ōmiya, Kumagaya, Takasaki, and Maebashi

History

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Oku Station opened on 20 June 1929.[2]

Surrounding area

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Public toilet located outside of Oku Station stylized to look like "OKU" in uppercase, July 2007

Oku Station is located north of various train stabling tracks for the Tohoku Main Line and Tōhoku Shinkansen. It is also close to:

References

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  1. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2021年度 ベスト100以下(2)|企業サイト:JR東日本". 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "JR East Rail - Oku Station" (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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