Obitoke Station (帯解駅, Obitoke-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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| Location | 250 Imaichichō 1-chōme, Nara-shi, Nara-ken 630-8444 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°38′36″N 135°49′35″E / 34.643433°N 135.826381°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 4.8 km (3.0 miles) from Nara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | JR-West | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | (in Japanese) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 May 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 381 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editAlthough the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. It is 4.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nara.
Layout
editObitoke Station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[1]
Platforms
editHistory
editObitoke Station opened on 11 May 1898 when Nara Railway opened between Kyogoku Station and Sakurai Station.[2] The Kansai Railway and the Nara Railway merged in 1905 and were nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
editThe average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2020 was 381 passengers.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Obitoke Elementary School
- Nara City Tsunan Junior High School
See also
editExternal links
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Media related to Obitoke Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
References
edit- ↑ "帯解駅" [Obitoke Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ↑ Nihon Kōtsū Kōsha, 日本交通公社. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 [Encyclopedia of Station Changes] (in Japanese) (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. OCLC 41362424.
- ↑ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter 13: Transportation and Communications - JR Transportation Performance
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