Higashi-Ōbuke Station

Higashi-Ōbuke Station

東大更駅
Higashi-Ōbuke Station; 東大更駅
	Higashi-Ōbuke Station in May 2007
General information
Location	Ōbuke, 7 Jiwari 99, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7111; Japan
Coordinates	39°54′9.4″N 141°8′33.2″E / 39.902611°N 141.142556°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hanawa Line
Distance	4.9 km from Kōma
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 1, 1960
Services
Location
	Higashi-Ōbuke Station Location within Japan

Higashi-Ōbuke Station (東大更駅, Higashi-Ōbuke-eki) is an East Japan Railway Company (JR East) railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines[edit]

Higashi-Ōbuke Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 4.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.^[1]

Station layout[edit]

Higashi-Ōbuke Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History[edit]

Higashi-Ōbuke Station opened on December 1, 1960, as a station serving the village of Nishine.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.^[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

Nambu-Fuji Country Club

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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