Higashi-Obama Station

Higashi-Obama Station 東小浜駅
Higashi-Obama Station
Location	Obama, Fukui Japan
Coordinates	35°29′07″N 135°46′53″E / 35.485168°N 135.781292°ECoordinates: 35°29′07″N 135°46′53″E / 35.485168°N 135.781292°E
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Obama Line
History
Opened	1953

Higashi-Obama Station (東小浜駅 Higashi-Obama Eki) is a railway station located in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.^[1]

History

• 14 August 1953: Higashi-Obama Station opened
• 1 April 1972: Higashi-Obama Station becomes unmanned and operated as an independent contract station
• 1 April 1987: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Higashi-Obama Station becomes a JR West station

Lines

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Obama Line

Station building and platforms

Higashi-Obama Station has one platform which can handle one line at a time. The station is located inside the Obama Municipal Sōgō Welfare Center building.

Environs

• 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)

Highway access

• Japan National Route 27
• Fukui Prefectural Route 35 (Kusaka-Nakanohata Obama Route)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Obama Line
Shin-Hirano		Local		Obama
Kaminaka		Rapid		Obama

References

1. 東小浜駅の情報(ＪＲ小浜線) (in Japanese). エキサイト乗り換え案内. Retrieved 2007-08-27.

External links

• (Japanese) JR West - Higashi-Obama Station
• (Japanese) Station connection details