Higashi-Obama Station 東小浜駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Higashi-Obama Station in May 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Shinjitai | 東小浜駅 | ||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 東小濱驛 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | ひがしおばまえき | ||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 8-15 Onyu, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture 917-0241 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°29′07″N 135°46′53″E / 35.485168°N 135.781292°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Obama Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 46.2 km (28.7 mi) from Tsuruga | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 August 1953 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 390 daily | ||||||||||||||
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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
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
- Official website (in Japanese)
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