Ōbuke_Station

Ōbuke Station

Ōbuke Station

Railway station in Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan


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).

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Lines

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

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

1  Hanawa Line for Kōma and Morioka
2  Hanawa Line for Arayashimmachi, Kazuno-Hanawa, and Ōdate

History

Ōbuke Station in October 2003

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

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 269 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also


References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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