| Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station | |
| Native Name: | 大隅大川原駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | Takarabechō-Shimotakarabe, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4103 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 31.7728°N 130.9244°W |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Line: | Nippō Main Line |
| Distance: | 408.1 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 + 1 siding |
| Structure: | Low embankment |
| Accessible: | No - island platform accessed by footbridge |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Rebuilt: | 2010 |
| Passengers: | 14 |
| Pass Year: | FY2015 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Ōsumi-Ōkawara Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Soo, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1]
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 408.1 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station has no staffs and consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding, all on a low embankment. The station building, located at the base of the embankment, is a modern structure built in 2010 that resembles a log cabin. From there, a short walk up to a sloped access road leads to a footbridge which is used to access the island platform.[2] [3] [4]
The station was opened on 1 November 1931 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) as the southern terminus of the then from . By 1932, the Kokuto East Line had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from, through this station to . The station and the Kokuto East Line were then absorbed and designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the regulation of JR Kyushu.[5]
In 2010, new improvements were made by the local municipal authorities, in the form of building a new station and opening a public toilet. The structure was made out of local cedar wood in log cabin style and given the nickname "The Eternal Station Building".[6]
In the fiscal year of 2015, the station was used by an average of 14 passengers daily.