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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

大隅大川原駅
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]

Lines

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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

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The 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

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1   Nippō Main Line for Hayato and Kagoshima
2   Nippō Main Line for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki

History

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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) 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

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

Surrounding area

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  • Okawara Post Office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "大隅大川原駅" [Ōsumi-Ōkawara]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
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