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, November 2022 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 3-135 Chūō-chō, Ōbu City, Aichi Prefecture 474-0025[1] Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′31″N 136°57′44″E / 35.0086°N 136.9621°E | ||||
| Operated by |  JR Central | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Distance | 346.5 km (215.3 mi) from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | CA60, CE00 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 10 September 1887 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 14,753 daily | ||||
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Lines
editŌbu 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
editThe 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
editUsually, Tōkaidō Main Line trains departs from Track 1 and 4, and Taketoyo Line trains does from Track 3. Platform 2 is only used in rush hour when all the trains cannot be handled by other tracks.
| 1 | Tōkaidō Main Line | for Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Hamamatsu |
| 2 | Taketoyo Line (in morning rush) | for Higashiura, Handa, and Taketoyo Direct train from Tōkaidō Line |
| Tōkaidō Main Line (in evening rush) | for Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Hamamatsu | |
| 3 | Taketoyo Line (usual) | for Higashiura, Handa, and Taketoyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line (in morning rush) | for Nagoya, Gifu, and Ōgaki Direct train from Taketoyo Line | |
| 4 | Tōkaidō Main Line | for Nagoya, Gifu, and Ōgaki |
| 5 | ■ None | Not used, fenced off |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| 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) | Local | Owari-Morioka | ||
Station history
editŌbu 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.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central as well as the Taketoyo Line in March 2018; Ōbu Station was assigned station number CA60 for the Tōkaidō Line and CA00 for the Taketoyo Line.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 14,753 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Ōbu City Hall
- Ōbu Elementary School
- University of Human Environments, Ōbu campus
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 114. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 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)
External links
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Media related to Ōbu Station at Wikimedia Commons