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Ōyama Station (Kagoshima)

Coordinates: 31°11′41.95″N 130°35′57.22″E / 31.1949861°N 130.5992278°E / 31.1949861; 130.5992278
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Ōyama Station

大山駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ōyama Station
General information
LocationYamakawa Ōyama, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0514
Japan
Coordinates31°11′41.95″N 130°35′57.22″E / 31.1949861°N 130.5992278°E / 31.1949861; 130.5992278
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance54.2 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 March 1960 (1960-03-22)
Passengers
FY201540 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Yamakawa Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Nishi-Ōyama
towards Makurazaki
Location
Ōyama Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Ōyama Station
Ōyama Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Ōyama Station is located in Japan
Ōyama Station
Ōyama Station
Ōyama Station (Japan)
Map

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]

Lines

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The 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

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This 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

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The 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

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "大山駅" [Ōyama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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