Higashi-Ōbuke Station

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
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
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōbuke towards Ōdate Hanawa Line Kōma towards Morioka
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

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

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

History

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

• Nambu-Fuji Country Club

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)