Oku-Tama Station (奥多摩駅) is a passenger railway station in the town of Okutama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the western-most station in the Tokyo Metropolis.

Lines

Oku-Tama Station is the western terminus of the Ōme Line, located 37.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform serving two dead-headed tracks. The station is attended.

Platforms

Holiday Rapid Okutama trains and irregular trains are departed/arrived from/at Track 2. The departure melodies are Donguri Korokoro, and differ between Track 1 and 2.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1944 as Hikawa Station (氷川駅). It was renamed Oku-Tama Station on 1 February 1971. It became part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) with the breakup of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Route buses

There are bus stops in Hikawa barn which Nishi Tokyo Bus has in the front of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 966 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area