Suruga-Oyama Station

Suruga-Oyama Station 駿河小山駅
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Location	Oyama, Oyama, Suntō, Shizuoka （静岡県駿東郡小山町小山） Japan
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Gotemba Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1889
Previous names	Oyama Station, Suruga Station (until 1952)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2006)	720 daily

Suruga-Oyama Station (駿河小山駅, Suruga-Oyama-eki) is a railway station on the Gotemba Line in the western part of Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Suruga-Oyama Station is served by the Gotemba Line. In addition to regular train service, a number of the limited express Asagiri services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station building is to the south of the tracks and connected to the platform with overpass. This station is unmanned.

Platforms

1	■ Gotemba Line	for Gotemba, Susono, and Numazu
2	■ Gotemba Line	for Yamakita, Matsuda, and Kōzu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Gotemba Line
Yaga		Local	Ashigara
Matsuda		small number of Asagiri	Gotemba

History

The station initially opened on February 1, 1889, as Oyama Station (小山駅) It was renamed Suruga Station (駿河駅) on July 1, 1912. When the opening of the Tanna Tunnel diverted the route of the Tōkaidō Main Line south on December 1, 1934, Suruga Station became a station on the Gotemba Line. It was renamed Suruga-Oyama Station (the present name) on January 1, 1952. Operational control of the station was transferred to JR Central following privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

• Gotemba Line Users' Association information (Japanese)