Ōbuke Station (大更駅, Ōbuke-eki) is a railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ōbuke Station 大更駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ōbuke Station in March 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 25 Jiwari 85, Ōbuke, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7111 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°54′49.6″N 141°6′2.9″E / 39.913778°N 141.100806°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hanawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.0 km from Kōma | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori-no-madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 27, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 269 daily | ||||||||||
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  Ōbuke Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Ōbuke Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 9.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.[1]
Station layout edit
Ōbuke Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori-no-madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Hanawa Line | for Kōma and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Hanawa Line | for Arayashimmachi, Kazuno-Hanawa, and Ōdate |
History edit
Ōbuke Station opened on August 27, 1922, as a station serving the village of Ōbuke.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1]
A new station structure was built, opening on 23 February 2018, allowing free access between either side of the station.[2]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 269 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area edit
National Route 282- Ōbuke Post Office
- Hachimantai City Hall
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 503. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ JR東日本，2月23日から花輪線大更駅新駅舎の供用を開始 [JR East to open new building at Obuke Station on Hanawa Line from 23 February]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)