Higashi-Obama Station
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Higashi-Obama Station 東小浜駅 | |||||
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![]() Higashi-Obama Station in May 2017 | |||||
General information | |||||
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°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
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 | ||||
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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.
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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
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.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)