Ōya Station (Gifu)

Ōya Station 大矢駅
Ōya Station in November 2006
General information
Location	Minami-cho Ōhara, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-4107 Japan
Coordinates	35°38′14.51″N 136°57′0.79″E
Operated by	Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s)	■ Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance	31.8 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 9, 1927
Previous names	Mino-Shimokawa (to 1986)
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Ōya Station (大矢駅, Ōya-eki) 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 Mino-Ōta.

Station layout

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagaragawa Railway
Etsumi-Nan Line
Minami-Kodakara-Onsen		Local		Fukuno

History

Ōya Station was opened on October 9, 1927, as Mino-Shimokawa Station (美濃下川駅). 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

• National Route 156
• Nagara River

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. Sone, Satoru (2011). 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』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)