Ōiwa Station

Railway station in Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 January 1950 (1950-01-01)PassengersFY2018204 daily

Location
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Ōiwa Station (大岩駅, Ōiwa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Iwami, Iwami District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Ōiwa Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 214.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level opposed side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sanin Main Line
Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station
Iwami	Local	Fukube

History

Ōiwa Station opened on January 1, 1950. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 204 passengers daily.^[2]^[3]

Surrounding area

Tottori Prefectural Route 328 Fukube Iwami Line (former National Route 9)
Japan National Route 178
Otani housing complex
Iwami Municipal Iwami Nishi Elementary School

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ National land numerical information (passenger number data by station), viewed July 4, 2019
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.