Ōtoba Station (Fukui)

Ōtoba Station

大鳥羽駅
Ōtoba Station; 大鳥羽駅
	Ōtoba Station in March 2010
General information
Location	27-13 Ōtoba, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1504; Japan
Coordinates	35°30′17″N 135°52′00″E / 35.5047°N 135.8667°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	33.3 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 November 1918
Passengers
FY2016	117 daily
Location
	Ōtoba Station Location within Japan

Ōtoba Station (大鳥羽駅, Ōtoba-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[edit]

Ōtoba Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 33.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations[edit]

«	Service
Obama Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tomura	Local	Wakasa-Arita

History[edit]

Ōtoba Station opened on 10 November 1918. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 117 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

Ōtoba Post Office
Ōtoba Elementary School

References[edit]

^ 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.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Japanese)

[fukui_stats-1] 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.

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