Ōbu Station
Ōbu Station (大府駅, Ōbu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
CA60 CE00 Ōbu Station 大府駅 | |
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 Ōbu Station, March 2008 | |
| Location | 3-135 Chūō-chō, Ōbu-shi, Aichi-ken 474-0025[1] Japan |
| Coordinates | 35.0086°N 136.9621°E |
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| Line(s) | |
| Distance | 346.5 kilometers from Tokyo |
| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Station code | CA60, CE00 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 10 September 1887 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2017) | 14,753 daily |
| Location | |
  Ōbu Station Location within Aichi Prefecture  Ōbu Station Ōbu Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Ōbu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 346.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also a terminus of the Taketoyo Line and is 14.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the station at Taketoyo.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and two island platforms, serving five tracks, although Platform 5 is not in normal use. The platforms are connected by footbridges. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | for Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Hamamatsu |
| 2 | ■ Taketoyo Line | for Higashiura, Handa, and Taketoyo |
| ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | for Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Hamamatsu | |
| 3 | ■ Taketoyo Line | for Higashiura, Handa, and Taketoyo |
| ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | for Nagoya, Gifu, and Ōgaki | |
| 4 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | for Nagoya, Gifu, and Ōgaki |
| 5 | ■ (none) | Not normally used |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Kariya | New Rapid | Kanayama | ||
| Kariya | Rapid | Kyōwa | ||
| Kariya | Sectional Rapid | Kyōwa | ||
| Aizuma | Local | Kyōwa | ||
| Taketoyo Line | ||||
| Kyowa (Tōkaidō Main Line) | - | Owari-Morioka | ||
Station history
Ōbu Station was opened on 10 September 1887 when the section of the Japanese government railway connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. The line north to Atsuta, as well as the present-day Taketoyo Line, was in operation since the year before, but there was no station in Ōbu.[2] The station building was rebuilt in 1978. With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 14,753 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Ōbu City Hall
- Ōbu Elementary School
- University of Human Environments, Ōbu campus
See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
References
- 大府駅 [Ōbu Station] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 114. ISBN 4533029809.
- 9-1 大府駅・共和駅の利用状況 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Obu City. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
