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Ōkawara Station

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

History

Ōkawara Station opened on 11 November 1897 as a station on the Kansai Railway. 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.

Passenger statistics

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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook