Ome Station (青梅駅) is a ground-level station in Ome, Tokyo, run by East Japan Railway Company. It serves the JC Ōme Line. It opened on 19 November 1894.
History
Ome Station opened on 19 November 1894 with the Ome Railway's line from Tachikawa. The Ome Railway later became the Ome Electric Railway. The station handled passengers and freight. On 30 November 1924 the station building was rebuilt. On 1 April 1944 the line was nationalised, and the station became part of the Ome Line of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Freight handling ended on 16 May 1962. On 14 November 1980 a special imperial train ran to and from Ome for Emperor Showa's visit to the Ome Railway Park and Nagayama Park. On 15 November 1982 the platform was lengthened for longer trains. Luggage handling ended on 1 February 1984.
On 1 April 1987 the station became part of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Automatic ticket gates opened on 1 December 1995. Suica could be used on the Tachikawa side from 18 November 2001, and on the Okutama side from 8 February 2002.
On 2 March 2005 the underground passages were decorated in Showa-era style, and the station opened as Retro Station Ome. On 29 March 2005 the departure melody was changed to the theme song of Himitsu no Akko-chan. On 14 February 2017 the Tokyo area transport management system (ATOS) was introduced. On 31 March 2020 the departure melody was changed again, when the Ome Akatsuka Fujio Museum closed.
On 31 July 2022 the Midori no Madoguchi ticket office closed. On 1 August 2022 a talking reserved-seat ticket machine was introduced. On 18 March 2023 the new platform tracks came into use.
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