Ōbuke Station opened on August 27, 1922, as a station serving the village of Ōbuke.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1]
A new station structure was built, opening on 23 February 2018, allowing free access between either side of the station.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 269 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
^ abcIshino, 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. p. 503. ISBN4-533-02980-9.
^JR東日本,2月23日から花輪線大更駅新駅舎の供用を開始 [JR East to open new building at Obuke Station on Hanawa Line from 23 February]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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