Owari-Morioka Station

Railway station in Higashiura, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

34°59′38″N 136°58′13″E / 34.9939°N 136.9704°E / 34.9939; 136.9704Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Taketoyo LineDistance1.2 kilometers from ŌbuPlatforms1 side platformConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeat gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeCE01HistoryOpenedDecember 7, 1933PassengersFY2021643 daily

Location
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Owari-Morioka Station (尾張森岡駅, Owari-Morioka-eki) is a railway station in the town of Higashiura, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Owari-Morioka Station is served by the Taketoyo Line, and is located 1.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōbu Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended. There is no station building.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Central Japan Railway Company
Taketoyo Line
Ōbu	Local・Semi-rapid	Ogawa

The Rapid service that used to run on weekends and holidays before March 2018 passed the station.^[1]

Station history

Owari-Morioka Station was opened on December 7, 1933 as a passenger station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The station was closed on November 11, 1944 and reopened on April 15, 1957 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company. Automatic turnstiles were installed in May 1992, and the TOICA system of magnetic fare cards was implemented in November 2006.

Station numbering was introduced to the Taketoyo Line in March 2018; Owari-Morioka Station was assigned station number CE01.^[2]^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 608 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area

Kaien-ji
Owari Chita Agricultural Cooperative Morioka Office

References

^ "JR東海、2018年3月ダイヤ改正を発表". 日本経済新聞. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ 運輸・通信 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Anjo City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.