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Ōyama Station (Kagoshima)

Ōyama Station (大山駅, Ōyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 54.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. The is no station building but only a small short open shelter on the platform.Formerly it was an interchange station with one island platform and two tracks. Traces of this can still be seen in the wiring within the premises, and materials such as sleepers and bridges can be seen piled up within the premises.

History

The station was opened on 22 March 1960 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Kyushu Electric Power Company's Yamakawa Geothermal Power Plant

References

^ 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5巻長崎佐賀エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ "大山駅" [Ōyama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 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. 218. 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.