Obara Station

Obara Station (小原駅, Obara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Misaki, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

See also: Ōbara Station
Obara Station

小原駅
Obara Station, October 2022
General information
LocationObara, Misaki-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama-ken 709-3714
Japan
Coordinates34°58′5.81″N 133°57′43.34″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)T Tsuyama Line
Distance45.5 km (28.3 mi) from Okayama
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1956 (1956-10-01)
Passengers
FY201932 daily
Location
Obara Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Obara Station
Obara Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Obara Station is located in Japan
Obara Station
Obara Station
Obara Station (Japan)

Lines

Obara Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 45.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR West Tsuyama Line
Rapid Kotobuki: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tanjōji   Local   Kamenokō

History

Obara Station opened on October 1, 1956. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. A new glassed-in rain shelter on the platform was completed in March 2020. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily..[2]

Surrounding area

The surrounding area is surrounded by large fields, but there are private houses here and there. The area around the station runs parallel to Japan National Route 53.

See also

References
  1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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