Ōbuke Station
Ōbuke Station 大更駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ōbuke Station in March 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| 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 | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hanawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.0 km from Kōma | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori-no-madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 27, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 269 daily | ||||||||||
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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 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
See also
References
- ^ 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). Vol. 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)