Ōnoshimo Station


Ōnoshimo Station is a railway station located in the city of Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
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Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 164.1 km from the starting point of the line at. Local and rapid services on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a modern concrete structure which houses a ticket window and a waiting room. There is also an exhibition area featuring artefacts, pictures and part of the roof of the old station building. The roof exhibit has bullet marks caused by a strafing run against the station by a U.S. Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter during the Second World War. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. The station is not staffed by JR but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent who staffs the ticket window.

History

Japanese Government Railways opened the station on 28 November 1928 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 266 passengers daily, and it ranked 288th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area