Ogawa Station (小川駅, Ogawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Ogawa Station 小川駅  | |||||||||||
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 Ogawa Station in October 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 332-2, Ogawa-Chou Kawashiri, Uki-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-0623 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°36′04″N 130°41′40″E / 32.60111°N 130.69444°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 November 1896 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 949 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 140th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 218.5 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade, connected by a footbridge. The station building, located on the east side of the tracks, is unattended.[2][3]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Shin-Yatsushiro and Yatsushiro |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kumamoto |
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Tracks and footbridge -
Platforms
History
editOgawa Station was opened on 21 November 1896 as a station on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. The first station building was destroyed in an air rad on 27 July 1945. After the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 949 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 140th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]
See also
editSurrounding area
edit- Uki City Hall Ogawa Branch (formerly Ogawa Town Hall)
- Kumamoto Prefectural Ogawa Technical High School
References
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "小川駅" [Ogawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Ogawa Station (Kumamoto) at Wikimedia Commons
- Kyushu)(in Japanese)