Ōkawara Station

Railway station in Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

34°46′18″N 135°59′16″E / 34.771733°N 135.987647°E / 34.771733; 135.987647Owned by

JR WestLine(s) V Kansai Main LineDistance48.9 km (30.4 mi) from KameyamaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Train operators

JR WestConnections

Minamiyamashiro Village Community Bus: Bound for Ōkawara and bound for Nodono / Dōsenbō at Yamanami HallConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilities

AvailableAccessibleNoneOther informationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 November 1897 (1897-11-11)Rebuilt1954Passengers201938 daily

Services

Preceding station		JR-West		Following station
Kasagi toward Kamo		Kansai Line		Tsukigaseguchi toward Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno

Location
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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

Ōkawara Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is located 48.9 km (30.4 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama.

Layout

The station has two opposed unnumbered side platforms. The platforms and the station building are connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Westbound	■ V Kansai Main Line	for Kamo
Eastbound	■ V Kansai Main Line	for Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno

The station yard in November 2006

History

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

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.^[2]


Year	Passengers
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

Japan National Route 163
Minamiyamashiro Village Office

References

^ ^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