Ōbuke Station

Ōbuke Station

大更駅
Ōbuke Station; 大更駅
	Ōbuke Station in March 2019
Location	25 Jiwari 85, Ōbuke, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7111; Japan
Coordinates	39°54′49.6″N 141°6′2.9″E / 39.913778°N 141.100806°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hanawa Line
Distance	9.0 km from Kōma
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori-no-madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 27, 1922
Rebuilt	2018
Passengers
FY2015	269 daily
Services
Location
	Ōbuke Station Location within Japan

Ōbuke Station (大更駅, Ōbuke-eki) is a railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Ōbuke Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 9.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.^[1]

Station layout[]

Ōbuke Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori-no-madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms[]

1	■ Hanawa Line	for Kōma and Morioka
2	■ Hanawa Line	for Arayashimmachi, Kazuno-Hanawa, and Ōdate

History[]

Ōbuke Station in October 2003

Ōbuke Station opened on August 27, 1922, as a station serving the village of Ōbuke.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.^[1]

A new station structure was built, opening on 23 February 2018, allowing free access between either side of the station.^[2]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 269 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area[]

National Route 282
Ōbuke Post Office
Hachimantai City Hall

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 503. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ JR東日本，2月23日から花輪線大更駅新駅舎の供用を開始 [JR East to open new building at Obuke Station on Hanawa Line from 23 February]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 503. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[railfan20180203-2] JR東日本，2月23日から花輪線大更駅新駅舎の供用を開始 [JR East to open new building at Obuke Station on Hanawa Line from 23 February]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

[jreast2015stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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