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Ōka Station (相可駅, Ōka-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Ōka Station 相可駅
Ōka Station
General information
Location	1146 Ōka, Taki-cho, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 519-2181 Japan
Coordinates	34.5029°N 136.5455°E / 34.5029; 136.5455
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line
Distance	46.4  km from Kameyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	March 20, 1923
Passengers
FY2019	233 daily
Location
Ōka Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Ōka Station Ōka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ōka Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 46.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station was originally built with a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic; however it was converted to two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Kisei Main Line	For Taki, Kameyama, Yokkaichi and Nagoya
2	■ Kisei Main Line	For Owase, Shingū and Kii-Katsuura

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express "Nanki": Does not stop at this station
Taki		Local		Sana

History

Ōka Station opened on March 20, 1923 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei-East Line. The line was extended on to Kawazoe Station on November 20, 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959. The station has been unattended since December 21, 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 233 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Ōka Jinja
• Taki Town Hall
• Taki Town Matsusaka City School Association Taki Junior High School
• Taki Industrial Park
• Sharp Taki Factory
• Mie Prefectural Oka High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Ōka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Central timetable (in Japanese)

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