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located in the city of Mimasaka,

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, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector semi-public railway operator

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Lines

Ōhara Station is served by the Chizu Line and is 33.2 kilometers from the

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of the line at . It is the only station in the Okayama Prefecture section of the Chizu Express where limited express trains stop, and the ``Super Hakuto'' that connects Keihanshin and Tottori, and the ``Super Inaba'' that connects Okayama City, the prefectural capital, and Tottori, also stop here. The "Victory Hakuto" train, which runs on the day of the Tottori University's second exam, also stops at this station.

Station layout

The station is composed of one

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and one

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serving three tracks, located on an embankment. There is a station building on the west side of the embankment, and a staffed ticket window, but it is possible to enter and exit the platform without going through the station building. Therefore, boarding and alighting of local trains is handled in the same way as unstaffed stations, issuing a numbered ticket when boarding, and inserting the ticket and fare into the fare box inside the train when getting off. In the case of a limited express train, insert the passenger ticket/limited express ticket into the ticket box provided near the exit. This station has the Ōhara depot that manages cars for local trains. Because the handling of trains is complicated, the departure and arrival platforms are not fixed, but the limited express trains generally depart from Platform 2. Since the effective length of Platform 1 is shorter than the other platforms, it only services local trains.

Platforms

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Adjacent stations

History

Ōhara Station opened on December 3, 1994 with the opening of the Chizu Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 92 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

Surrounding area

*Ohara-juku - Okayama Prefecture Designated Townscape Preservation District *Mimasaka City Hall Ohara General Branch *Mimasaka Municipal Ohara Junior High School *Mimasaka Municipal Ohara Elementary School *

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* National Route 429

References

External links

Official home page
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