Obi Station

Coordinates: 31°37′40″N 131°21′43″E / 31.62778°N 131.36194°E / 31.62778; 131.36194
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Obi Station

飫肥駅
JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nichinan Line
Distance39.8 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 October 1941 (1941-10-28)
Passengers
FY2016355 daily
Rank285th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Uchinoda
towards Minami-Miyazaki
 Nichinan Line Nichinan
towards Shibushi
Location
Obi Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Obi Station
Obi Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Obi Station is located in Japan
Obi Station
Obi Station
Obi Station (Japan)
Map

Obi Station (飫肥駅, Obi-eki) is a passenger

JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 39.8 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout

The station consists of an

namako walls. It houses a staffed ticket window and a waiting area. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing. A bike shed and parking is available at the station forecourt.[3][2]

Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Nichinan Line for Miyazaki and Minami-Miyazaki
2 ■ ■ Nichinan Line for Aburatsu and Shibushi
  • A view of the station forecourt
    A view of the station forecourt
  • Rear of the station building. Note the level crossing.
    Rear of the station building. Note the level crossing.
  • A view of the platform and tracks.
    A view of the platform and tracks.
  • The interior of the station building.
    The interior of the station building.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at Shibushi. The line was then extended northwards in phases, reaching Aburatsu by 1937. The track was extended further north with Kitagō opening as the northern terminus on 28 October 1941. Obi was one of several intermediate stations opened on the same day on the new track. Freight operations were discontinued in 1960. The route was designated the Nichinan Line on 8 May 1963. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6][7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 355 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 285th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]

Surrounding area

  • Obi Castle
  • Miyazaki Prefectural Nichinan High School
  • Miyazaki Prefectural Nichinan Shintoku High School
  • Nichinan City Hall Obi Branch

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "飫肥" [Obi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9784062951661
    .
  4. ^ "鹿児島支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kagoshima Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. ^ "飫肥駅" [Obi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 10 May 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  7. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  8. ISBN 9784107900302
    .
  9. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

Media related to Obi Station at Wikimedia Commons

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