Nishi-Obihiro Station
Station building in October 2017 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1 Chome Nishi 23 Jominami, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-2473 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°55′26.82″N 143°7′31.53″E / 42.9241167°N 143.1254250°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Nemuro Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 37.1km from Shintoku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | K29 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 September 1907 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Fushiko Station (to 1954) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2014 | 588 daily | ||||||||||
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Nishi-Obihiro Station (西帯広駅, Nishi-Obihiro-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 37.1 km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku.[3]
Layout
Nishi-Obihiro Station has one side platform and one island platform. The main line is platform 2, and only when passing or waiting for other trains to pass do platform 1 (and sometimes 3) be used for outbound trains, and platform 3 for inbound trains. There are also unused platforms remaining on the now defunct Obihiro City Industrial Development Corporation's private line portion of the statio. Passengers must use an overpass from the ground-level waiting room to the platform. This overpass also serves as a free passageway connecting the north and south sides of the station. The station building is unattended.[2]
Platforms
| 1, 3 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Obihiro |
| 2, 3 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Memuro and Shintoku |
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External view of the station
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Platform
History
Nishi-Obihiro Station opened on 8 September 1907 as Fushiko Station (止若駅).[3] It was renamed to its current name, Nishi-Obihiro Station, in November 1954.[4] With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by 588 passengers daily.[5]。
Surrounding area
The surrounding area is mostly residential.
- Hokkaido Highway 440 Nishi-Obihiro Station Line
- Hokkaido Highway 214 Kawanishi-Memuro-Otofuke Line
- Hokkaido Highway 151 Makubetsu-Obihiro-Memuro Line
- Japan National Route 38
- Hokkaido Memuro High School
- Japan Beet Sugar Company, Memuro Sugar Refinery
See also
References
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2016). 北海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 道東 道北 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Hokkaido. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 East and North areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 4062951800.
- ^ a b "西帯広駅" [Nishi-Obihiro Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 877. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ 北海道駅名の起源 (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1973. p. 124.
- ^ 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月21日閲覧
External links
Media related to Nishi-Obihiro Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)