Ōbu Station

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
Ōbu Station, November 2022
General information
Location	3-135 Chūō-chō, Ōbu City, Aichi Prefecture 474-0025[1] Japan
Coordinates	35.0086°N 136.9621°E / 35.0086; 136.9621
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line Taketoyo Line
Distance	346.5 km (215.3 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CA60, CE00
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 September 1887; 137 years ago (10 September 1887)
Passengers
2023–2024	26,943 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station JR Central Following station Kyōwa CA61 towards Maibara Tōkaidō Main Line Local Aizuma CA59 towards Atami Tōkaidō Main Line Semi Rapid Rapid Kariya CA58 towards Atami Kanayama CA66 towards Maibara Tōkaidō Main Line New Rapid Terminus Taketoyo Line Local Owari-Morioka CE01 towards Taketoyo through to Tōkaidō Main Line Taketoyo Line Semi Rapid
Location Ōbu Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Ōbu Station Ōbu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ōbu 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

The 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

Usually, 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

History

Ōbu 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.^[3] 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.^[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 14,753 passengers daily.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Ōbu City Hall
• Ōbu Elementary School
• University of Human Environments, Ōbu campus

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan