title: Ogikawa Station
text: # Ogikawa Station
  
  Ogikawa Station (荻川駅, Ogikawa-eki) is a train station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Ogikawa Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is located 124.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Nagaoka |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niigata |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 20 November 1926. The current station building was completed in December 1986. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Ogikawa Post Office
  * Ogikawa Elementary School
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1912 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  