Ōyama Station (大山駅, Ōyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Ōyama Station 大山駅  | |||||||||||
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 Ōyama Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yamakawa Ōyama, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0514 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°11′41.95″N 130°35′57.22″E / 31.1949861°N 130.5992278°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 54.2 km from Kagoshima-Chūō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 March 1960 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 40 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 54.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]
Layout
editThis is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. The is no station building but only a small short open shelter on the platform.Formerly it was an interchange station with one island platform and two tracks. Traces of this can still be seen in the wiring within the premises, and materials such as sleepers and bridges can be seen piled up within the premises.
History
editThe station was opened on 22 March 1960 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
edit- Kyushu Electric Power Company's Yamakawa Geothermal Power Plant
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "大山駅" [Ōyama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 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. 218. 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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- Ōyama Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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