Ogawa Station (Kumamoto)
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JR KyushuOgawa Station 小川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ogawa Station in October 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 332-2, Ogawa-Chou Kawashiri, Uki-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-0623 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°36′04″N 130°41′40″E / 32.60111°N 130.69444°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 November 1896 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 949 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 140th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Ogawa Station (小川駅, Ogawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 218.5 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade, connected by a footbridge. The station building, located on the east side of the tracks, is unattended.[2][3]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Shin-Yatsushiro and Yatsushiro |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kumamoto |
Tracks and footbridge
Platforms
History
Ogawa Station was opened on 21 November 1896 as a station on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. The first station building was destroyed in an air rad on 27 July 1945. After the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 949 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 140th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]
