Ōhirashita Station

Ōhirashita Station 大平下駅
Ōhirashita Station, September 2021
General information
Location	Ōhira-machi Tomita, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-4404 Japan
Coordinates	36°20′39.62″N 139°41′51.36″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ryōmō Line
Distance	15.2 km from Oyama
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 March 1895
Previous names	Tomiyama (until 1918)
Passengers
FY2011	501
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwafune towards Takasaki Ryōmō Line Tochigi towards Oyama
Location Ōhirashita Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Ōhirashita Station Ōhirashita Station (Japan)

Ōhirashita Station (大平下駅, Ōhirashita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ōhirashita Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 15.2 km from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station.

Station layout

Ōhirashita Station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History

Ōhirashita Station was opened on 8 March 1895 as Tomiyama Station (富山駅, Tomiyama-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 16 October 1918. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The layout of the station was reduced from two platforms serving three tracks to the present single platform/single track layout in 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 501 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• former Ōhira Town Hall
• Ōhira Post Office
• Ōhirashita Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Ohirashita Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)