is a railway station on the

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in the western part of the town of

Oyama, Shizuoka is a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,458 in 7516 households and a population density of 140 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Oyama is located ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR Central).

Lines

Suruga-Oyama Station is served by the

, and is located 24.6 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at . In addition to regular train service, a number of the

Odakyu , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its ''Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Company fo ...

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'' Mt. Fuji'' services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single

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serving two tracks. The station building is to the south of the tracks and connected to the platform with a footbridge. This station is unstaffed.

Platforms

History

The station initially opened on February 1, 1889, as . It was renamed on July 1, 1912. When the opening of the

Tanna Tunnel is a railroad tunnel in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by JR Central’s Tōkaidō Main Line. This 7.8 km long tunnel shortened the trunk route between Tokyo and Kobe by omitting a detour round the mountains between Atami and Numazu. H ...

diverted the route of the Tōkaidō Main Line south on December 1, 1934, Suruga Station became a station on the

. It was renamed Suruga-Oyama Station (the present name) on January 1, 1952. Operational control of the station was transferred to JR Central following

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on April 1, 1987. Suruga-Oyama Station has been unstaffed since 2012.

Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood ch ...

was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Suruga-Oyama Station was assigned station number CB08.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 393 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Oyama town hall *Oyama Junior High School

References

External links

Official website
{{ja-linecat2, Gotemba Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1889 Railway stations in Shizuoka Prefecture Gotemba Line Stations of Central Japan Railway Company Oyama, Shizuoka