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
    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

  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. 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

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