Ōhirashita Station
Ōhirashita Station (大平下駅, Ōhirashita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ōhirashita Station 大平下駅 | |
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 Ōhirashita Station, December 2007 | |
| Location | Ōhira-machi Tomita, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-4404 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°20′39.62″N 139°41′51.36″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Ryōmō Line |
| Distance | 15.2 km from Oyama |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 March 1895 |
| Previous names | Tomiyama (until 1918) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 501 |
| Location | |
  Ōhirashita Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture  Ōhirashita Station Ōhirashita Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Ōhirashita Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 15.2 km from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station.
Station layout
Ōhirashita Station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
History
Ōhirashita Station was opened on 8 March 1895 as Tomiyama Station (富山駅, Tomiyama-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 16 October 1918. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The layout of the station was reduced from two platforms serving three tracks to the present single platform/single track layout in 2001.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 501 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- former Ōhira Town Hall
- Ōhira Post Office
- Ōhirashita Hospital
See also
External links
Media related to Ohirashita Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
References
- "ja:第58回 栃木県統計年鑑 平成24年版" (in Japanese). Japan: Tochigi Prefecture. 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2020.