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Obara Station

小原駅
Obara Station; 小原駅
	Obara Station, October 2022
General information
Location	Obara, Misaki-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama-ken 709-3714; Japan
Coordinates	34°58′5.81″N 133°57′43.34″E / 34.9682806°N 133.9620389°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	T Tsuyama Line
Distance	45.5 km (28.3 miles) from Okayama
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1956; 68 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	32 daily
Location
Location
	Obara Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Obara Station Obara Station (Japan)

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]

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.

References

^ 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.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020