Ōkawara Station
Ōkawara Station 大河原駅  | |||||||||||||
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| JR West regional rail station | |||||||||||||
 Ōkawara Station in November 2006 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Aza Kakegahara, Ōaza Kitaōkawara, Minamiyamashiro-mura, Sōraku-gun, Kyoto-fu 619-1411 Japan | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′18″N 135°59′16″E / 34.771733°N 135.987647°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | JR West | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | V Kansai Main Line | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 48.9 km (30.4 miles) from Kameyama | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Train operators | JR West | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Minamiyamashiro Village Community Bus: Bound for Ōkawara and bound for Nodono / Dōsenbō at Yamanami Hall | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 November 1897 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1954 | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | 38 daily | ||||||||||||
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Ōkawara Station (大河原駅, Ōkawara-eki) is a passenger railway station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) located in the village of Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto, Japan.
Lines
[edit]Ōkawara Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is located 48.9 km (30.4 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama.
Layout
[edit]The station has two opposed unnumbered side platforms. The platforms and the station building are connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| Westbound | ■ V Kansai Main Line | for Kamo |
| Eastbound | ■ V Kansai Main Line | for Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno |
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The station yard in November 2006
History
[edit]Ōkawara Station opened on 11 November 1897 as a station on the Kansai Railway.[1] The Kansai Railway was nationalized in 1907 and the line renamed the Kansai Main Line in 1909. The station building was destroyed by a flood on 15 August 1953, and was rebuilt on 31 March 1954. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.[2]
| Year | Passengers |
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| 2008 | 93 |
| 2009 | 77 |
| 2010 | 66 |
| 2011 | 66 |
| 2012 | 71 |
| 2013 | 68 |
| 2014 | 63 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2016 | 60 |
| 2017 | 52 |
| 2018 | 44 |
| 2019 | 38 |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Japan National Route 163
- Minamiyamashiro Village Office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 339. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
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