Ōoka Station

Location
	Ōoka Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Ōoka Station Ōoka Station (Japan)

CB17
Ōoka Station

大岡駅
CB17; Ōoka Station; 大岡駅
	Entrance to Ōoka Station in November 2017
General information
Location	2477 Ōoka, Numazu-shi, Shizuoka-ken; Japan
Coordinates	35°6′57″N 138°52′51″E / 35.11583°N 138.88083°E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Gotemba Line
Distance	57.8 kilometers from Kōzu
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CB17
History
Opened	January 15, 1946
Passengers
FY2017	1277 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Ōoka Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Ōoka Station Ōoka Station (Japan)

Ōoka Station (大岡駅, Ōoka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Ōoka Station is served by the Gotemba Line, and is located 57.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōzu.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

History

Ōoka Station began as an unnamed rail siding constructed during the Pacific War to serve the numerous munitions plants located Ōoka district of Numazu. After the end of World War II, it was officially opened as a civilian train station on January 15, 1946. Regularly scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1971. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR Central started operating the station on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Shimo-Togari Station was assigned station number CB17.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1277 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Toshiba Numazu plant
Numazu Kita High School
Numazu Higashi High School

References

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. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. (in Japanese)

^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.