Ōzore Station

Ōzore Station
大嵐駅

Ōzore Station
Location Misakubo-cho Okuryoke 188, Tenryū, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
(浜松市天竜区水窪町奥領家188)
Japan
Operated by Central Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Iida Line
History
Opened 1936

Ōzore Station (大嵐駅 Ōzore-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station for the residents of former Tomiyama village. It is located 80.8 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Iida Line at Toyohashi Station.

Station history

Ōzore Station was established on December 29, 1936 as a station on the now-defunct Sanshin Railway. On August 1, 1943, the Sanshin Railway was nationalized along with several other local lines to form the Iida line. All freight services were discontinued in December 1971 and the station has been unmanned since February 1984. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed on Augustu 20, 1997.

Lines

Layout

Ōzore Station is an unmanned station with a single elevated island platform, and a small brick station building modeled after Tokyo Station. The station is located at the exit of the Ohara Tunnel (5,063 meters), and the switch point for the station is located within the tunnel.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Misakubo   Local (普通)   Kowada

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Coordinates: 35°11′28″N 137°49′07″E / 35.191078°N 137.818589°E / 35.191078; 137.818589


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