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. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Obasute Station

姨捨駅
Obasute Station in August 2013
Location4947 Yawata-Obasute, Chikuma-shi, Nagano-ken 387-0023
Japan
Coordinates36.5028°N 138.0932°E / 36.5028; 138.0932
Elevation551.2 m[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shinonoi Line
Distance54.2 km from Shiojiri
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1900
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)64
Location
Obasute Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Obasute Station
Obasute Station (Japan)

Lines

Obasute Station, which is served by trains on the Shinonoi Line, is located 54.2 km (33.7 miles) from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]

Station layout

The station, which is unattended, is situated on a switchback, and has two side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building is on the south platform. Through passenger trains not booked to call at Obasute do not use the switchback; however, freight trains make use of it if booked to cross a passenger service at this point.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Shinonoi Line for Shinonoi and Nagano
2 ■ Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto and Shiojiri
  • The dead-end station tracks on the switchback (left), with the main line seen descending towards Shinanoi on the right
  • The view over the Zenkoji Plain from the station platforms
  • Station platform sign displaying the switchback layout

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shinonoi Line
Kamuriki   Rapid   Inariyama
Kamuriki   Local   Inariyama

History
The station on its opening-day in 1900

The station opened on 1 November 1900.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Tourism developments

Although the station itself is unstaffed, local volunteers serve tea at weekends to the many tourists who visit for the express purpose of enjoying the extensive views over the Zenkoji Plain which are to be had from the northern platform. Additionally, since 2017 Obasute station has been a calling-point on the route of the luxury Shiki-Shima cruise train, which stops here overnight at the end of the first day of the spring and autumn 2-day cruises. In connection with this traffic an evening bar has been built on the station's south platform for the use of the cruise passengers and a viewing area provided on the north platform.[3]

Passenger statistics

In the fiscal year 2018, the average daily number of passengers starting their journeys at Obasute was 64.[4]

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See also

References
  1. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 206. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ＴＲＡＩＮ ＳＵＩＴＥ 四季島 [Train Suite Shiki-shima] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 10 May 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_08.html
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