Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station (大隅大川原駅, Ōsumi-Ōkawara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Soo, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station 大隅大川原駅  | |||||||||||
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 Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station in 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Takarabechō-Shimotakarabe, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4103 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°46′22″N 130°55′28″E / 31.77278°N 130.92444°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 408.1 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Low embankment | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - island platform accessed by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1931 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2010 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 14 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe 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
editThe station has no staffs and 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 that resembles a log cabin. From there, a short walk up to 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 |
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The old station building. This was replaced in 2010.
History
editThe 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) 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 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 regulation of JR Kyushu.[6][7][8]
In 2010, new improvements were made by the local municipal authorities, in the form of building a new station and opening a public toilet. The structure was made out of local cedar wood in log cabin style and given the nickname "The Eternal Station Building".[5]
Passenger statistics
editIn the fiscal year of 2015, the station was used by an average of 14 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
edit- Okawara Post Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "大隅大川原駅" [Ōsumi-Ōkawara]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [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.
- ^ "駅舎を撮るシリーズ#237 大隅大川原駅（鹿児島県）" [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.
- ^ a b "大隅大川原駅に新駅舎 ４００人祝いの宴" [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.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 229. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
External links
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Media related to Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ōsumi-Ōkawara (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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