Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station

Railway station in Soo, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Nippō Main LineDistance408.1 km from KokuraPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeLow embankmentAccessibleNo - island platform accessed by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 November 1931 (1931-11-01)Rebuilt2010PassengersFY201514 Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kita-Naganoda towards Kagoshima		Nippō Main Line		Kitamata towards Kokura

Location
Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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 of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.^[1]^[2]

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, which is unstaffed, 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 to resemble a log cabin. From there, a walk up 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 were 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 control of JR Kyushu.^[6]^[7]^[8]

In 2010, a new station building and toilet was opened by the local municipal authorities. The station building was built of local cedar wood in log cabin style and given the nickname "The Eternal Station Building".^[5]

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

Okawara Post Office

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "大隅大川原駅" [Ōsumi-Ōkawara]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^ ^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7巻宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 63, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
^ "駅舎を撮るシリーズ#237 大隅大川原駅（鹿児島県）" [Photoshoot of station buildings series #237 Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station (Kagoshima Prefecture)]. Takashi's blog. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
^ ^a ^b "大隅大川原駅に新駅舎４００人祝いの宴" [New station building at Ōsumi-Ōkawara. 400 people attend celebration]. Minami-Nippon Shimbun. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^ 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. 229. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号九州沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.