Ōka Station


Ōka Station is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Ōka Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station was originally built with a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic; however it was converted to two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

History

Ōka Station opened on 20 March 1923, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kisei-East Line. The line was extended on to Kawazoe Station on 20 November 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways after World War II, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station has been unattended since 21 December 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 233 passengers daily.

Surrounding area