is a railway station located in the city of Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 164.1 km from the starting point of the line at . Local and rapid services on the line stop at the station.
Layout The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a modern concrete structure which houses a ticket window and a waiting room. There is also an exhibition area featuring artefacts, pictures and part of the roof of the old station building. The roof exhibit has bullet marks caused by a strafing run against the station by a U.S. Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter during the Second World War. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. The station is not staffed by JR but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent who staffs the ticket window. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities. See images of tickets sold.
Platforms
History Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 28 November 1928 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 266 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 288th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.
Surrounding area Ōnoshimo Post Office
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Ōnoshimo (JR Kyushu)