title: Ōgata Station
text: # 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
  