Ōkawara Station

For the train station in Miyagi Prefecture, see Ōgawara Station.

Ōkawara Station 大河原駅 West Japan Railway Company
JR West regional rail station
File:Jrwest okawara stn.jpg Ōkawara Station in November 2006
General information
Location	Aza Kakegahara, Ōaza Kitaōkawara, Minamiyamashiro-mura, Sōraku-gun, Kyoto-fu 619-1411 Japan
Coordinates	34°46′18″N 135°59′16″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company JR West
Line(s)	V  Kansai Main Line
Distance	48.9 km (30.4 miles) from Kameyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company JR West
Connections	Bus interchange Minamiyamashiro Village Community Bus: Bound for Ōkawara and bound for Nodono / Dōsenbō at Yamanami Hall
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle facilities Available
Accessible	None
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 November 1897 (1897-11-11)
Rebuilt	1954
Passengers
2019	38 daily
Services Preceding station   File:JR logo (west).svg JR-West   Following station Kasagi toward Kamo   Kansai Line   Tsukigaseguchi toward Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno
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Ōkawara Station (大河原駅, Ōkawara-eki) is a passenger railway station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) located in the village of Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto, Japan.

Lines

Ōkawara Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is located 48.9 km (30.4 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama.

Layout

The station has two opposed unnumbered side platforms. The platforms and the station building are connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Westbound	■ V Kansai Main Line	for Kamo
Eastbound	■ V Kansai Main Line	for Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno

• The station yard in November 2006
  The station yard in November 2006

History

Ōkawara Station opened on 11 November 1897 as a station on the Kansai Railway. The Kansai Railway was nationalized in 1907 and the line renamed the Kansai Main Line in 1909. The station building was destroyed by a flood on 15 August 1953, and was rebuilt on 31 March 1954. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.

Year	Passengers
2008	93
2009	77
2010	66
2011	66
2012	71
2013	68
2014	63
2015	63
2016	60
2017	52
2018	44
2019	38

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 163
• Minamiyamashiro Village Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)