Nishi-Ōyama Station (西大山駅, Nishi-Ōyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2] A monument at the station proclaims it to be the southernmost train station of Japan Railways.
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 Marker of Nishi-Ōyama Station being the southernmost station of JR Group, with Kaimon-dake in the background, December 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 602 Yamakawa Ōyama, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0514 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°11′25.05″N 130°34′35.30″E / 31.1902917°N 130.5764722°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 56.7 km from Kagoshima-Chūō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 March 1960 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 44 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNishi-Ōyama Station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 56.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]
Layout
editThis is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. The is no station building but only a small short open shelter on the platform.
Gallery
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Map of Nishi-Ōyama Station as the southernmost station in Japan. -
Kaimon-dake seen from Nishi-Ōyama Station -
Benches by the platform, June 2010 -
View of the station, August 2006
History
editThe station opened on 22 March 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 44 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "西大山駅" [Nishi-Ōyama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
External links
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- JR Kyushu station information (in Japanese)
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