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Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station

Coordinates: 31°46′22″N 130°55′28″E / 31.77278°N 130.92444°E / 31.77278; 130.92444
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Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station

大隅大川原おおすみおおかわら駅えき
Kyushu Railway Company
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station in 2011
General information
LocationTakarabechō-Shimotakarabe, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4103
Japan
Coordinates31°46′22″N 130°55′28″E / 31.77278°N 130.92444°E / 31.77278; 130.92444
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance408.1 km from Kokura
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeLow embankment
AccessibleNo - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1931 (1931-11-01)
Rebuilt2010
Passengers
FY201514
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kita-Naganoda
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line Kitamata
towards Kokura
Location
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station is located in Japan
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station (Japan)
Map

Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station (大隅大川原おおすみおおかわら駅えき, Ōsumi-Ōkawara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Soo, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Lines[edit]

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 408.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout[edit]

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding, all on a low embankment. The station building, located at the base of the embankment, is a modern structure built in 2010 to resemble a log cabin. From there, a walk up a sloped access road leads to a footbridge which is used to access the island platform.[2][3][4][5]

Platforms[edit]

1 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Hayato and Kagoshima
2 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki
  • The old station building. This was replaced in 2010.
    The old station building. This was replaced in 2010.

History[edit]

The station was opened on 1 November 1931 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) as the southern terminus of the then Kokuto East Line (国都東線こくととうせん) from Nishi-Miyakonojō. By 1932, the Kokuto East Line had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from Kokura, through this station to Kagoshima. The station and the Kokuto East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6][7][8]

In 2010, a new station building and toilet was opened by the local municipal authorities. The station building was built of local cedar wood in log cabin style and given the nickname "The Eternal Station Building".[5]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 14 passengers daily.

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Okawara Post Office

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "大隅大川原おおすみおおかわら駅えき" [Ōsumi-Ōkawara]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説ずせつ: 日本にっぽんの鉄道てつどう 四国しこく・九州きゅうしゅうライン 全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全ぜん配線はいせん・第だい7巻かん 宮崎みやざき・鹿児島かごしま・沖縄おきなわエリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 63, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. ^ "駅舎えきしゃを撮とるシリーズ#237 大隅大川原おおすみおおかわら駅えき（鹿児島かごしま県けん）" [Photoshoot of station buildings series #237 Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station (Kagoshima Prefecture)]. Takashi's blog. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ a b "大隅大川原おおすみおおかわら駅えきに新しん駅舎えきしゃ ４００人にん祝いわいの宴うたげ" [New station building at Ōsumi-Ōkawara. 400 people attend celebration]. Minami-Nippon Shimbun. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせん大だい事典じてん 国鉄こくてつ・JR編へん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 229. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせん大だい事典じてん 国鉄こくてつ・JR編へん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本にっぽん鉄道てつどう旅行りょこう地図ちず帳ちょう 12号ごう 九州きゅうしゅう 沖縄おきなわ―全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全廃ぜんぱい線せん [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.

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