title: Ōoka Station
text: # Ōoka Station
  
  Ōoka Station (大岡駅, Ōoka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Ōoka Station is served by the Gotemba Line, and is located 57.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōzu.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.
  
  ## History
  
  Ōoka Station began as an unnamed rail siding constructed during the Pacific War to serve the numerous munitions plants located Ōoka district of Numazu. After the end of World War II, it was officially opened as a civilian train station on January 15, 1946. Regularly scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1971. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR Central started operating the station on April 1, 1987.
  
  Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Shimo-Togari Station was assigned station number CB17.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1277 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Toshiba Numazu plant
  * Numazu Kita High School
  * Numazu Higashi High School
  