Higashi-Obama Station
Higashi-Obama Station 東小浜駅 | |||||||||||
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Higashi-Obama Station in May 2017 | |||||||||||
Japanese name | |||||||||||
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 / 35.485168; 135.781292 | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Obama Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 46.2 km (28.7 mi) from Tsuruga | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 14 August 1953; 71 years ago (1953-08-14) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2016 | 390 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Planned service in the future | |||||||||||
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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 planned to become a stop for the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line around 2046.[3]
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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- Tsuruga
- Nishi-Tsuruga
- Awano
- Higashi-Mihama
- Mihama
- Kiyama
- Mikata
- Fujii
- Tomura
- Ōtoba
- Wakasa-Arita
- Kaminaka
- Shin-Hirano
- Higashi-Obama
- Obama
- Seihama
- Kato
- Wakasa-Hongō
- Wakasa-Wada
- Wakasa-Takahama
- Mitsumatsu
- Aonogō
- Matsunoodera
- Higashi-Maizuru