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
Ōhirashita Station, September 2021
General information
LocationŌhira-machi Tomita, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-4404
Japan
Coordinates36°20′39.62″N 139°41′51.36″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ryōmō Line
Distance15.2 km from Oyama
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened8 March 1895
Previous namesTomiyama (until 1918)
Passengers
FY2011501
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Iwafune
towards Oyama
 Ryōmō Line Tochigi
towards Takasaki
Location
Ōhirashita Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Ōhirashita Station
Ōhirashita Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Ōhirashita Station is located in Japan
Ōhirashita Station
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

References
  1. "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.

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