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Higashi Obama Station

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Location
  
Obama, Fukui Japan

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Obama Line

Opened
  
1953

Higashi-Obama Station

Operated by
  
West Japan Railway Company

Similar
  
Shin‑Hirano Station, Seihama Station, Obama Station, Kato Station, Wakasa‑Arita Station

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

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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)

    • References

    Higashi-Obama Station Wikipedia
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