Ogawa Station (Kumamoto)

Railway station in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Ogawa Station

小川駅

Ogawa Station in October 2006

General information
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 / 32.60111; 130.69444
Operated by|  JR Kyushu
Line(s)| ■ Kagoshima Main Line
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Construction
Structure type| At grade
Other information
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 21 November 1896 (1896-11-21)
Passengers
FY2020| 949 daily
Rank| 140th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR Kyushu | Following station

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Arisa

towards Kagoshima

|  | Kagoshima Main Line |  | Matsubase

towards Mojikō

Location

Ogawa Station

Location within Kumamoto Prefecture

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Ogawa Station

Ogawa Station (Japan)

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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]

## Lines

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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

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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

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1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Shin-Yatsushiro and Yatsushiro

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2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kumamoto

* Tracks and footbridge

* Platforms

## History

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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

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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]

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## Surrounding area

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* Uki City Hall Ogawa Branch (formerly Ogawa Town Hall)
* Kumamoto Prefectural Ogawa Technical High School

## References

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1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. ^ a b "小川駅" [Ogawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

## External links

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Media related to Ogawa Station (Kumamoto) at Wikimedia Commons

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Stations of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line

Mojikō–Yatsushiro|

* Mojikō
* Komorie
* Moji
* Kitakyushu Freight Terminal
* Higashi-Kokura Freight Terminal
* Kokura
* Nishi-Kokura
* Hama-Kokura Freight Terminal
* Kyūshūkōdaimae
* Tobata
* Edamitsu
* Space World
* Yahata
* Kurosaki
* Jinnoharu
* Orio
* Mizumaki
* Ongagawa
* Ebitsu
* Kyōikudaimae
* Akama
* Tōgō
* Higashi-Fukuma
* Fukuma
* Chidori
* Koga
* Shishibu
* Shingū-Chūō
* Fukkōdaimae
* Kyusandaimae
* Kashii
* Chihaya
* Chihaya Yard
* Hakozaki
* Yoshizuka
* Hakata
* Takeshita
* Sasabaru
* Minami-Fukuoka
* Kasuga
* Ōnojō
* Mizuki
* Tofurōminami
* Futsukaichi
* Tenpaizan
* Haruda
* Keyakidai
* Kiyama
* Yayoigaoka
* Tashiro
* Tosu
* Hizen-Asahi
* Kurume
* Araki
* Nishimuta
* Hainuzuka
* Chikugo-Funagoya
* Setaka
* Minami-Setaka
* Wataze
* Yoshino
* Ginsui
* Ōmuta
* Arao
* Minami-Arao
* Nagasu
* Ōnoshimo
* Tamana
* Higo-Ikura
* Konoha
* Tabaruzaka
* Ueki
* Nishisato
* Sōjōdaigakumae
* Kami-Kumamoto
* Kumamoto
* Nishi-Kumamoto
* Kawashiri
* Tomiai
* Uto
* Matsubase
* Ogawa
* Arisa
* Senchō
* Shin-Yatsushiro
* Yatsushiro

JA JB

Sendai–Kagoshima|

* Sendai
* Kumanojo
* Kobanchaya
* Kushikino
* Kamimuragakuenmae
* Ichiki
* Yunomoto
* Higashi-Ichiki
* Ijuin
* Satsuma-Matsumoto
* Kami-Ijuin
* Hiroki
* Kagoshima-Chuo
* Kagoshima

Freight Branch|

* Kashii
* Chihaya Yard

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