Operated by JR East Passengers (FY2015) 61 Opened 1 November 1900 Tracks 2 | Distance 54.2 km from Shiojiri Address Japan Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location 4947 Yawata-Obatsute, Chikuma-shi, Nagano-ken 387-0023
Japan Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=394 Similar Shinonoi Line, Mt Kamuriki, Shinonoi Station, Inariyama Station, Zig zag | ||
Zenkoji daira from shinonoi line near obasute station
Obasute Station (姨捨駅, Obasute-eki) is a railway station on the Shinonoi Line in the city of Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Obasute station lounge
Lines
Obasute Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 54.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.
Station layout
The station is situated on a switchback, and has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended. Through trains that do not stop at Obasute do not use the switchback.
History
The station opened on 1 November 1900. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Future developments
The luxury cruising train Train Suite Shiki-shima is scheduled to make an overnight stop at this station when services commence in May 2017, and an evening bar will be built on the platform offering views over the Zenkoji Plain extending below the station.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 61 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).