Ōsawa Station (Niigata)

Ōsawa Station (大沢駅, Ōsawa-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ōsawa Station 大沢駅
Ōsawa Station, October 2005
General information
Location	Ōsawa, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-6361 Japan
Coordinates	37°01′18″N 138°49′18″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■Jōetsu Line
Distance	104.6 km from Takasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 May 1949; 76 years ago (1949-05-28)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ishiuchi towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Jōetsu International Skiing Ground towards Nagaoka
Location Ōsawa Station Location within Japan

Lines

Ōsawa Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 104.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side	■ Jōetsu Line	for Minakami, Echigo-Yuzawa
opposite side	■ Jōetsu Line	for Nagaoka, Niigata

History

Ōsawa Station opened on 28 May 1949. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Joetsu International Ski Resort
• Osawayama Onsen

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Ōsawa Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)