Oku-nakayama kōgen Station
Oku-nakayama kōgen Station (奥中山高原駅, Oku-nakayama kōgen-eki) is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the town of Ichinohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company.
Oku-nakayama kōgen Station 奥中山高原駅 | |
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 Oku-nakayama kōgen Station, October 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 76-3 Nakayama Otsuka, Ichinohe-machi, Ninohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-5133 Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°03′58″N 141°13′43″E |
| Operated by |  Iwate Galaxy Railway Company |
| Line(s) | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line |
| Distance | 44.4 km from Morioka |
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 September 1891 |
| Previous names |
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| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 355 daily |
| Location | |
  Oku-nakayama kōgen Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Oku-nakayama kōgen Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 44.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Morioka Station and 579.7 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Oku-nakayama kōgen Station has an island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | (passing loop) |
| 3 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Ninohe and Hachinohe |
History
The station opened on 1 September 1891 as Nakayama Station (中山駅).[1] It was renamed Okunakayama Station (奥中山駅) on 11 September 1915.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987[1] and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002. It was renamed Oku-nakayama kōgen Station at the same time.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 355 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- Okunakayama Post Office
Climate
| Climate data for Oku-nakayama (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.1 (2.01) |
44.6 (1.76) |
63.2 (2.49) |
66.0 (2.60) |
83.7 (3.30) |
105.2 (4.14) |
182.6 (7.19) |
179.0 (7.05) |
155.4 (6.12) |
117.4 (4.62) |
84.2 (3.31) |
77.0 (3.03) |
1,203 (47.36) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 156 (61) |
134 (53) |
112 (44) |
16 (6.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
24 (9.4) |
133 (52) |
571 (225) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 148.0 |
| Average snowy days | 18.6 | 16.0 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 14.3 | 67.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 69.0 | 83.5 | 129.4 | 169.8 | 189.4 | 157.1 | 127.8 | 142.7 | 130.1 | 137.7 | 106.7 | 69.9 | 1,516.2 |
| Source 1: JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 414. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)