Ōnoshimo Station

Ōnoshimo Station

大野下駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ōnoshimo Station in 2010
General information
LocationTaimeimachi Onoshimo, Tamana-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-0224
Japan
Coordinates32°55′18″N 130°30′07″E / 32.9218°N 130.5020°E / 32.9218; 130.5020
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance164.1 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku ticket window
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 November 1928 (1928-11-28)
Passengers
FY2020266 daily
Rank288th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Tamana
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Nagasu
towards Mojikō
Location
Ōnoshimo Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Ōnoshimo Station
Ōnoshimo Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Ōnoshimo Station is located in Japan
Ōnoshimo Station
Ōnoshimo Station
Ōnoshimo Station (Japan)
Map

Ōnoshimo Station (大野下駅, Ōnoshimo-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 164.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[3] Local and rapid services on the line stop at the station.

Layout

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The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a modern concrete structure which houses a ticket window and a waiting room. There is also an exhibition area featuring artefacts, pictures and part of the roof of the old station building. The roof exhibit has bullet marks caused by a strafing run against the station by a U.S. Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter during the Second World War. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. The station is not staffed by JR but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent who staffs the ticket window.[2][3][4][5]

Platforms

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1   Kagoshima Main Line for Ōmuta, Kurume and Tosu
2   Kagoshima Main Line for Tamana and Kumamoto

History

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Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 28 November 1928 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main 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.[6]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 266 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 288th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

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  • Ōnoshimo Post Office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "大野下" [Ōnoshimo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ^ 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 18, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "大野下" [Ōnoshimo]. Retrieved 2 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ "大野下駅" [Ōnoshimo Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 2 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ^ 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. 683. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF) (in Japanese). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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