Suruga-Oyama Station

Suruga-Oyama Station
駿河小山駅
Location Oyama, Oyama, Suntō, Shizuoka
(静岡県駿東郡小山町小山)
Japan
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Gotemba Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1889
Previous names Oyama Station, Suruga Station (until 1952)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2006) 720 daily

Suruga-Oyama Station (駿河小山駅 Suruga-Oyama-eki) is a railway station on the Gotemba Line in the western part of Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Suruga-Oyama Station is served by the Gotemba Line. In addition to regular train service, a number of the limited express Asagiri services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station building is to the south of the tracks and connected to the platform with overpass. This station is unmanned.

Platforms

1  Gotemba Line for Gotemba, Susono, and Numazu
2  Gotemba Line for Yamakita, Matsuda, and Kōzu

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Gotemba Line
Yaga Local Ashigara

History

The station initially opened on February 1, 1889, as Oyama Station (小山駅) It was renamed Suruga Station (駿河駅) on July 1, 1912. When the opening of the Tanna Tunnel diverted the route of the Tōkaidō Main Line south on December 1, 1934, Suruga Station became a station on the Gotemba Line. It was renamed Suruga-Oyama Station (the present name) on January 1, 1952. Operational control of the station was transferred to JR Central following privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
  • 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) II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. ISBN 4533029809. 

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