Ōka Station
Ōka Station (相可駅, Ōka-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Ōka Station 相可駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ōka Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1146 Ōka, Taki-cho, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 519-2181 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.5029°N 136.5455°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Tōkai | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kisei Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 46.4 km from Kameyama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 March 1923 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 233 daily | ||||||||||
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  Ōka Station Location within Mie Prefecture  Ōka Station Ōka Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Ōka Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 46.4 km (28.8 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.
Station layout
The station was originally built with a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic; however it was converted to two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. There is no station building. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kisei Main Line | For Taki, Kameyama, Yokkaichi and Nagoya |
| 2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | For Owase, Shingū and Kii-Katsuura |
History
Ōka Station opened on 20 March 1923, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei-East Line. The line was extended on to Kawazoe Station on 20 November 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station has been unattended since 21 December 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 233 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Ōka Jinja
- Taki Town Hall
- Taki Town Matsusaka City School Association Taki Junior High School
- Taki Industrial Park
- Sharp Taki Factory
- Mie Prefectural Oka High School
See also
References
- 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
