Obitoke Station

Obitoke Station (帯解駅, Obitoke-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Obitoke Station 帯解駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Obitoke Station
General information
Location	250 Imaichichō 1-chōme, Nara-shi, Nara-ken 630-8444 Japan
Coordinates	34°38′36″N 135°49′35″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Operated by	Unstaffed
Line(s)	Passenger train services:  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line Railway track: Sakurai Line
Distance	4.8 km (3.0 miles) from Nara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	JR-West
Connections	None
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	None
Other information
Website	(in Japanese)
History
Opened	11 May 1898 (1898-05-11)
Passengers
FY2020	381 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line Kyōbate toward Nara   Local   Ichinomoto toward Wakayama, Ōji, Takada, and Sakurai Kyōbate One-way   Rapid Service   Ichinomoto toward JR Namba
Location Obitoke Station Location within Nara Prefecture Show map of Nara Prefecture Obitoke Station Obitoke Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. It is 4.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nara.

Layout

Obitoke Station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local	for Nara
2	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local	for Wakayama, Ōji, Takada, and Sakurai
	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Rapid Service	for JR Namba

History

Obitoke Station opened on 11 May 1898 when Nara Railway opened between Kyogoku Station and Sakurai Station.^[2]The Kansai Railway and the Nara Railway merged in 1905 and were nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2020 was 381 passengers.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Obitoke Elementary School
• Nara City Tsunan Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Obitoke Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)