Oda Station (Okayama)
Oda Station (小田駅, Oda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Yakage, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third sector transportation company, Ibara Railway Company).[1]
Oda Station 小田駅 | |
|---|---|
 Oda Station, June 2022 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Oda, Yakage-chō, Oda-gun, Okayama-ken 714-1227 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°36′21.74″N 133°32′34.08″E |
| Operated by |  Ibara Railway Company |
| Line(s) | ■ Ibara Line |
| Distance | 23.4 km (14.5 mi) from Sōja |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 11 January 1999 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018 | 100 daily |
| Location | |
  Oda Station Location within Okayama Prefecture  Oda Station Oda Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Oda Station is served by the Ibara Line , and is located 23.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sōja.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is a station building on the southeast side of the platform, but it houses the office of a rental cycle company, and there is ticketing service, and it is possible to enter and exit the platform without going through the station building.The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibara Railway | ||||
| Ibara Line | ||||
| Yakage | - | Sōunnosato-Ebara | ||
History
Oda Station was opened on January 11, 1999 with the opening of the Ibara Line.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 100 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
The area southwest of the station is a quiet townscape that retains the vestiges of the old Sanyo highway, and old Western-style buildings can be seen here and there. In addition, in the square in front of the station, there is a monument commemorating Shotetsu, a poet from the Muromachi period who was born here.
- Yakage Municipal Oda Elementary School
See also
References
- Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- "井原鉄道の旅立ち". 鉄道ジャーナル. 33 (4): 70–74. April 1999.
- Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
Media related to Oda Station (Okayama) at Wikimedia Commons
- official home page (in Japanese)