Ōoka Station

Ōoka Station (大岡駅, Ōoka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai ).

This article is about the railway station in Shizuoka Prefecture. For the former railway station in Miyagi Prefecture, see Ōoka Station (Miyagi).
CB17
Ōoka Station

大岡駅
Entrance to Ōoka Station in November 2017
Location2477 Ōoka, Numazu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°6′57″N 138°52′51″E
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Gotemba Line
Distance57.8 kilometers from Kōzu
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCB17
History
OpenedJanuary 15, 1946
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)1277 daily
Location
Ōoka Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Ōoka Station
Ōoka Station (Japan)

Lines

Ōoka Station is served by the JR Tōkai Gotemba Line, and is located 57.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōzu.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Gotemba Line
Shimo-Togari Local Numazu

History

Ōoka Station began as an unnamed rail siding constructed during the Pacific War to serve the numerous munitions plants located Ōoka district of Numazu. After the end of World War II, it was officially opened as a civilian train station on January 15, 1946. Regularly scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1971. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR Central started operating the station on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1277 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Toshiba Numazu plant
  • Numazu Kita High School
  • Numazu Higashi High School

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. ISBN 4533029809. (in Japanese)
  1. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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