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Higashi-Obama Station

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).

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.


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).

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ 東小浜駅の情報(JR小浜線) (in Japanese). エキサイト乗り換え案内. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Discussion for construction of Shinkansen