Ōnoshimo Station
Ōnoshimo Station (大野下駅, Ōnoshimo-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Ōnoshimo Station 大野下駅 | |
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Ōnoshimo Station in 2010 | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 32°55′18″N 130°30′07″E |
Operated by | JR Kyushu |
Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line, |
Distance | 164.1 km from Mojikō |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 tracks |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Kan'i itaku ticket window |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 28 November 1928 |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 368 daily |
Rank | 280th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
Ōnoshimo Station Location within Japan |
Lines
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
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]
History
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
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 368 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 280th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "大野下" [Ōnoshimo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- 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.
- "大野下" [Ōnoshimo]. Retrieved 2 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- "大野下駅" [Ōnoshimo Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 2 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 683. ISBN 4533029809.
- "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度)" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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