Ōbu Station

Ōbu Station (大府駅, Ōbu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

CA60 CE00
Ōbu Station

大府駅
Ōbu Station, March 2008
General information
Location3-135 Chūō-chō, Ōbu City, Aichi Prefecture 474-0025[1]
Japan
Coordinates35.0086°N 136.9621°E / 35.0086; 136.9621
Operated byThe logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central
Line(s)
Distance346.5 km (215.3 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 2 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA60, CE00
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 September 1887 (10 September 1887)
Passengers
FY201714,753 daily
Location
Ōbu Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Ōbu Station
Ōbu Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Ōbu Station is located in Japan
Ōbu Station
Ōbu Station
Ōbu Station (Japan)

Lines

Ōbu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 346.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also a terminus of the Taketoyo Line and is 14.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the station at Taketoyo.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and two island platforms, serving five tracks, although Platform 5 is not in normal use. The platforms are connected by footbridges. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Usually, Tōkaidō Main Line trains departs from Track 1 and 4, and Taketoyo Line trains does from Track 3. Platform 2 is only used in rush hour when all the trains cannot be handled by other tracks.

1      Tōkaidō Main Line for Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Hamamatsu
2      Taketoyo Line (in morning rush) for Higashiura, Handa, and Taketoyo
Direct train from Tōkaidō Line
     Tōkaidō Main Line (in evening rush) for Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Hamamatsu
3      Taketoyo Line (usual) for Higashiura, Handa, and Taketoyo
     Tōkaidō Main Line (in morning rush) for Nagoya, Gifu, and Ōgaki
Direct train from Taketoyo Line
4      Tōkaidō Main Line for Nagoya, Gifu, and Ōgaki
5 ■ None Not used, fenced off

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Kariya   New Rapid   Kanayama
Kariya   Rapid   Kyōwa
Kariya   Sectional Rapid   Kyōwa
Aizuma   Local   Kyōwa
Taketoyo Line
Kyowa (Tōkaidō Main Line)   Local   Owari-Morioka

Station history

Ōbu Station was opened on 10 September 1887 when the section of the Japanese government railway connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. The line north to Atsuta, as well as the present-day Taketoyo Line, was in operation since the year before, but there was no station in Ōbu.[2] The station building was rebuilt in 1978. With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central as well as the Taketoyo Line in March 2018; Ōbu Station was assigned station number CA60 for the Tōkaidō Line and CA00 for the Taketoyo Line.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 14,753 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 大府駅 [Ōbu Station] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 114. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. 9-1 大府駅・共和駅の利用状況 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Obu City. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

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