Oe Station

Oe Station (小江駅, Oe-eki) is a railway station in Takaki Town, Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line. According to 2004 figures, an average of 360 people use this train station every day.

Oe Station has one of the shortest station names in Japan. The others are Ei Station in Kagoshima Prefecture, Ao Station in Hyōgo Prefecture and Ii Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Tsu Station of Mie Prefecture has a shorter name in Japanese (it is the only station name written with one kana), but this is not so when romanized.

Layout

Oe Station has one island platform with a total of two tracks. The station building is located above ground. It is an unmanned station with a ticket machine.

Station environs

To the south of the station is the Ariake Sea. Route 207 runs along the coast. Other locations nearby include:

History

Ōe Station (Kyoto)

Ōe Station (大江駅, Ōe-eki) is a railway station in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 35°23′20″N 135°08′51″E / 35.38889°N 135.14750°E / 35.38889; 135.14750

Ōe Station (Aichi)

Ōe Station (大江駅, Ōe-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu on the Tokoname Line and Chikkō Line located in Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Ōe Station is served by the Meitetsu Tokoname Line and Meitetsu Chikkō Line. It is located 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the terminus of the Tononame line at Jingū-mae Station, and forms the terminal station for the Chikkō Line.

Station layout

Ōe Station has two island platforms and one side platform, serving a total of five tracks.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Ōe Station was opened on May 10, 1917 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway Company. The Aichi Electric Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on August 1, 1935. Express train service was discontinued from 1990. Later that year, a spur line to Nagoya Port, the Meitetsu Chikkō Line began operations. A new station building was completed in December 2004, at which time the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented. Express train services resumed from 2005. The platforms for the Chikkō Line were extended in 2010.