Ōya Station (Gifu) Explained

Ōya Station
Native Name:大矢駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Minami-cho Ōhara, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-4107
Country:Japan
Operator: Nagaragawa Railway
Line: Etsumi-Nan Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:31.8 km from
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:October 9, 1927
Former:Mino-Shimokawa (to 1986)
Map Type:Japan Gifu Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.

Lines

Ōya Station is a station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 31.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

Ōya Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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History

Ōya Station was opened on October 9, 1927, as . Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986. The station was renamed to its present name on that date[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Sone. Satoru. 2011. ja:26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』. Asahi Shimbun. ja.