Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station

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]

Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station 大隅大川原駅
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station in 2011
General information
Location	Takarabechō-Shimotakarabe, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4103 Japan
Coordinates	31°46′22″N 130°55′28″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	408.1 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	Low embankment
Accessible	No - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1931 (1931-11-01)
Rebuilt	2010
Passengers
FY2015	14
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kita-Naganoda towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Kitamata towards Kokura
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Lines

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

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

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

• 
  The old station building. This was replaced in 2010.

History

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

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

Surrounding area

• Okawara Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan