Ōmoto Station
# Ōmoto Station

Ōmoto Station (大元駅, Ōmoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Ōmoto Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 2.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama. It is also served by the Seto-Ōhashi Line and is 69.3 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Takamatsu.

## Station layout

The station consists of a two elevated ground-level side platforms, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ L Uno Line | for Okayama |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | ■ M Seto-Ōhashi Line | for Okayama |
| 2 | ■ L Uno Line | for Kojima, {Uno and Takamatsu |
| 2 | ■ M Seto-Ōhashi Line | for Kojima, Uno, Takamatsu |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Uno Line |||||
| Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Okayama | Rapid Marine Liner | Bizen-Nishiichi |
| Okayama | Local | Bizen-Nishiichi |

## History

The station opened on June 12, 1910 as Shikada Station (鹿田駅, Shikada-eki). On March 6, 1925, the station was relocated and renamed Ōmoto Station.

From August 1, 1951 to December 30, 1984, the station was also served by the Okayama Rinkō Railway.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1837 passengers daily

## Surrounding area

* Munetada Shrine
* Shimotsui Electric Railway Head Office
* Okayama Prefectural Psychiatric Medical Center
