Higashi-Obama Station
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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 | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line | Obama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 46.2 km (28.7 mi) from Tsuruga | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 14 August 1953 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 658 daily[1] | ||||||||||
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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).[2]
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).[3]
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.[4]
