Ōoka Station

Ōoka Station (大岡駅, Ōoka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

This article is about the railway station in Shizuoka Prefecture. For the former railway station in Miyagi Prefecture, see Ōoka Station (Miyagi).
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Ōoka Station

大岡駅
Entrance to Ōoka Station in November 2017
General information
Location2477 Ōoka, Numazu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°6′57″N 138°52′51″E
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Gotemba Line
Distance57.8 kilometers from Kōzu
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCB17
History
OpenedJanuary 15, 1946
Passengers
FY20171277 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
Numazu
CB18
Terminus
 Gotemba Line Shimo-Togari
CB16
towards Kōzu
Location
Ōoka Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Ōoka Station
Ōoka Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Ōoka Station is located in Japan
Ōoka Station
Ōoka Station
Ōoka Station (Japan)

Lines

Ōoka Station is served by the Gotemba Line, and is located 57.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōzu.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

History

Ōoka Station began as an unnamed rail siding constructed during the Pacific War to serve the numerous munitions plants located Ōoka district of Numazu. After the end of World War II, it was officially opened as a civilian train station on January 15, 1946. Regularly scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1971. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR Central started operating the station on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Shimo-Togari Station was assigned station number CB17.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1277 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area
  • Toshiba Numazu plant
  • Numazu Kita High School
  • Numazu Higashi High School

See also

References
  • 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. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. (in Japanese)
  1. "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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