Oda Station (Okayama)
# Oda Station (Okayama)

Oda Station (小田駅, Oda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Yakage, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third sector transportation company, Ibara Railway Company).

## Lines

Oda Station is served by the Ibara Line , and is located 23.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sōja.

## Station layout

The station consists of one ground level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is a station building on the southeast side of the platform, but it houses the office of a rental cycle company, and there is ticketing service, and it is possible to enter and exit the platform without going through the station building.The station is unattended.

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ibara Railway |||||
| Ibara Line |||||
| Yakage | Yakage | - | Sōunnosato-Ebara | Sōunnosato-Ebara |

## History

Oda Station was opened on January 11, 1999 with the opening of the Ibara Line.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 100 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

The area southwest of the station is a quiet townscape that retains the vestiges of the old Sanyo highway, and old Western-style buildings can be seen here and there. In addition, in the square in front of the station, there is a monument commemorating Shotetsu, a poet from the Muromachi period who was born here.

* Yakage Municipal Oda Elementary School
