Hobo Station (Mie)

Hobo Station (保々駅, Hobo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sangi Railway.

Hobo Station 保々駅
Hobo Station
General information
Location	Komaki-cho 1937, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 512-1303 Japan
Coordinates	35°02′48.63″N 136°33′56.13″E
Operated by	Sangi Railway
Line(s)	■ Sangi Line
Distance	9.5 km from Kintetsu-Tomida
Platforms	1 island platform
History
Opened	July 23, 1931
Passengers
FY2019	583 daily
Location Hobo Station Location within Mie Prefecture Hobo Station Hobo Station (Japan)

The station is used as a central station for the Sangi Railway, with a rail yard and a control center.

Lines

Hobo Station is served by the Sangi Line, and is located 9.5 kilometres from the terminus of the line at Kintetsu-Tomida Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Sangi Line	For Kintetsu-Tomida
2	■ Sangi Line	For Nishi-Fujiwara

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sangi Railway Sangi Line
Yamajo		Local	Hokusei Chuo Koenguchi

History

Hobo Station was opened on July 23, 1931.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 583 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Yokkaichi City Hall Hobo District Citizen Center
• Yokkaichi Municipal Hobo Elementary School
• Yokkaichi Municipal Hobo Junior High School
• Mie Prefectural Asahi High School

There used to be a Museum of Scales, called "秤乃館", but closed in March 30th 2014.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Hobo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Sangi Railway official home page