Ōnoshimo Station

Railway station in Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

32°55′18″N 130°30′07″E / 32.9218°N 130.5020°E / 32.9218; 130.5020Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,Distance164.1 km from MojikōPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2 tracksConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusKan'i itaku ticket windowWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened28 November 1928 (1928-11-28)PassengersFY2020266 dailyRank288th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Tamana towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Nagasu towards Mojikō

Location
Ōnoshimo Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Ōnoshimo Station Ōnoshimo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ōnoshimo Station (大野下駅, Ōnoshimo-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 164.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[3] 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.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Ōmuta, Kurume and Tosu
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Tamana and Kumamoto

Platform
Signboard

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) 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 (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 266 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 288th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[7]

Surrounding area

Ōnoshimo Post Office

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "大野下" [Ōnoshimo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻熊本大分エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 18, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "大野下" [Ōnoshimo]. Retrieved 2 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
^ "大野下駅" [Ōnoshimo Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 2 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
^ 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. p. 683. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF) (in Japanese). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.