Okuōikojō Station
Okuōikojō Station 奥大井湖上駅 | |||||||||||
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Okuōikojō Station and the surrounding area in September 2021 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | 奥大井恋錠駅 | ||||||||||
| Location | Baichi, Kawanehon Town, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′04.51″N 138°10′51.4″E / 35.1679194°N 138.180944°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 490 m (1,607 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Ōigawa Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ikawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.9 km (8.6 mi) from Senzu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | October 2, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Inuma | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 79 daily | ||||||||||
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Okuōikojō Station (奥大井湖上駅, Okuōikojō-eki) is a train station in Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. Okuōikojō Station is served by the Ikawa Line and is located 13.9 kilometers from the line's official starting point at Senzu.
Description
Background
Okuōikojō Station opened on the current position on October 2, 1990, when part of the Ikawa Line was rerouted to avoid the lake's rising waters caused by the Nagashima Dam. Technically, the Oigawa Railway treats the station as the renamed and relocated Inuma station, which was submerged by the mentioned dam. Taking this into account, the actual opening year for the station is 1959. Despite the area around the relocated station lacking any residents living nearby, Oigawa Railway proceeded with the construction of the station to attract tourists.[1]
Layout and surroundings
The station has one side platform serving a single track, with a small shelter on the platform for passengers. The station is unattended. Located on a cliff next to the Okuōi Reservoir created by the Nagashima Dam, the station platform partially extends onto a bridge spanning the reservoir.[2] The bridges on both sides of the station is named the "Okuōi Rainbow Bridge".[3] The bridges were built three years earlier than the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo.[4] The submerged Inuma station and the former Ikawa Line route can still be seen when the water level of the lake is lower.[5]
As a tourist attraction
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 16 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6]
See also
References
- ^ "どうやって行くの!? 見た目は「孤島の秘境駅」に人が次々くるワケ それは全て"戦略"だった！". 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ 産経新聞 (2025-05-03). "【動画】ダム湖に浮かぶ秘境駅「奥大井湖上駅」 静岡・大井川鉄道 アーカイブ「探訪」". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "奥大井に遊びにいこう。 | 大井川鐵道【公式】" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ プレスマンユニオン編集部 (2022-07-11). "奥大井レインボーブリッジ | 静岡・浜松・伊豆情報局". shizuoka-hamamatsu-izu.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "湖上駅や廃線跡楽しむ 接岨湖クルーズ：朝日新聞". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links
Media related to Okuoikojo Station at Wikimedia Commons