Ōzore Station (大嵐駅, Ōzore-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The name of the station literally translates as “raging storm”, and while there are various theories, no one is entirely sure why this name was chosen.[1] The station is located in Misakubo town, on the border with Nagano, but as that town is 96% forests, there is little nearby.[1][2]
Ōzore Station 大嵐駅 | |||||
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 Ōzore Station in September 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Misakubo-cho Okuryoke 188, Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°11′28″N 137°49′07″E / 35.191078°N 137.818589°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Central | ||||
| Line(s) |  Iida Line | ||||
| Distance | 80.8 km from Toyohashi | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | December 29, 1936 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 20 (daily) | ||||
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Lines
editŌzore Station is served by the Iida Line and is 80.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.
Station layout
editŌzore Station has one ground level island platform connected to a small brick station building modeled after Tokyo Station by a level crossing. The station is not attended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Iida Line | For Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Mishima |
| 2 | ■ Iida Line | For Toyohashi, Nagoya, Ogaki, Maibara |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Iida Line | ||||
| Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Misakubo | Local (普通) | Kowada | ||
Station history
editŌzore Station was established on December 29, 1936 as a station on the now-defunct Sanshin Railway. At the time, it was the main station for the residents of former Tomiyama village.
On August 1, 1943, the Sanshin Railway was nationalized along with several other local lines to form the Iida line. The tracks servicing the station originally followed the road next to it, but when the Sakuma Dam was completed in 1957 a section of these tracks were submerged. The remains of the old tracks can be seen to the right of the station parking lot..[2]
All freight services were discontinued in December 1971 and the station has been unmanned since February 1984. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed on August 20, 1997. It was rebuilt to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the opening of the Iida line, and designed to resemble the Tokyo Station building.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 20 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
editThe station is located at the exit of the Ohara Tunnel (5,063 meters), and the switch point for the station is located within the tunnel.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "静岡県民ならわかる？「大嵐駅」なんと読む？【読めなさすぎる駅名クイズ】". sotokoto online（ソトコトオンライン） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ a b "急行「飯田線秘境駅号」の停車駅を訪ねる (最終回)大嵐駅". plus.chunichi.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links
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Media related to Ōzore Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Iida Line station information (in Japanese)