Ōgata Station
# Ōgata Station

Ōgata Station (大形駅, Ōgata-eki) is a train station in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Ōgata Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and is 7.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Toyosaka, Shibata and Murakami |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Niigata |

* Ōgata Station south exit (March 2006)
* Ticket Machine
* Station name plate
* View from north exit (May 2017)
* View from south exit (May 2017)

## History

The station opened on 11 February 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

* Former north station building (August 2004)
* Former south station building (August 2004)

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1168 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). This was a 4.18% reduction compared to the fiscal 2017 count of 1219 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* University of Niigata Prefecture
* Niigata Kita High School
