Higashi-Obama Station
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Higashi-Obama Station 東小浜駅 | |
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Location | 8-15 Onyu, Obama-shi, Fukui-ken 917-0241 Japan |
Coordinates | 35°29′07″N 135°46′53″E / 35.485168°N 135.781292°ECoordinates: 35°29′07″N 135°46′53″E / 35.485168°N 135.781292°E |
Operated by | JR West |
Line(s) | ■ Obama Line |
Distance | 46.2 km from Tsuruga |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 14 August 1953 |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 390 daily |
Location | |
Higashi-Obama Station Location within Japan |
Higashi-Obama Station (東小浜駅, Higashi-Obama-eki) is a railway station on the Obama Line in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines[]
Higashi-Obama Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 46.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.
Station layout[]
Higashi-Obama Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed and is located inside the Obama Municipal Sōgō Welfare Center building.
The platform in June 2017
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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Obama Line | ||||
Kaminaka | Rapid | Obama | ||
Shin-Hirano | Local | Obama |
History[]
Higashi-Obama Station was opened on 14 August 1953. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 390 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area[]
- Fukui Prefecture Wakasa Governmental Office
- Onyū Post Office
- Wakasa Historical Folk Customs & Culture Center
- Wakasa Rikuen
- Fukui Prefecture Wakasa Heliport
- Fukui Prefectural Wakasa East High School
- Employment and Human Resources Development Organization of Japan (Polytech Center Obama)
- National Route 27
- Wakasahiko Shrine
Others[]
The station is going to be passed through Hokuriku Shinkansen around 2046.[3]
« | Service | » | ||
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Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
Kyoto | Uncertain | Tsuruga |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 東小浜駅の情報(JR小浜線) (in Japanese). エキサイト乗り換え案内. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
- ^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Discussion for construction of Shinkansen
External links[]
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- Official website (in Japanese)
- Obama Line
- Stations of West Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1953
- Railway stations in Fukui Prefecture
- Obama, Fukui