Obasute Station
Obasute Station 姨捨駅 | |||||
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 Obasute Station in August 2013 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 4947 Yawata-Obatsute, Chikuma-shi, Nagano-ken 387-0023 Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line | ||||
| Distance | 54.2 km from Shiojiri | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 November 1900 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 61 | ||||
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Obasute Station (姨捨駅, Obasute-eki) is a railway station on the Shinonoi Line in the city of Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Obasute Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 54.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.
Station layout
The station is situated on a switchback, and has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended. Through trains that do not stop at Obasute do not use the switchback.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
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The dead-end station tracks on a switchback (left) and main line track on the right -
The view over the Zenkoji Plain from the station platforms
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinonoi Line | ||||
| Kamuriki | Rapid | Inariyama | ||
| Kamuriki | Local | Inariyama | ||
History
The station opened on 1 November 1900.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Future developments
The luxury cruising train Train Suite Shiki-shima is scheduled to make an overnight stop at this station when services commence in May 2017, and an evening bar will be built on the platform offering views over the Zenkoji Plain extending below the station.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 61 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 206. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ ＴＲＡＩＮ ＳＵＩＴＥ 四季島 [Train Suite Shiki-shima] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 10 May 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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