Obata Station (Aichi)

Railway station in Nagoya, Japan

35°12′00″N 136°58′33″E / 35.2001°N 136.9758°E / 35.2001; 136.9758Operated by

MeitetsuLine(s)■ Meitetsu Seto Line Distance8.6 kilometers from SakaemachiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeST10WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 2, 1905PassengersFY20176650

Location
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Obata Station (小幡駅, Obata-eki) is a railway station in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. ^[1]

Lines

Obata Station is served by the Meitetsu Seto Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sakaemachi.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms, capable of handling trains of up to six carriages in length.. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended..

Platforms

1	■ Meitetsu Seto Line	For Owari Seto
2	■ Meitetsu Seto Line	For Sakaemachi

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Nagoya Railroad
Seto Line
Ōzone	Express	Kitayama
Ōzone	Local Express	Kitayama
Hyōtan-yama	Local	Kitayama

Station history

Obata Station was opened on April 2, 1905, on the privately operated Seto Electric Railway. The Seto Electric Railway was absorbed into the Meitetsu group on September 1, 1939. A new station building was completed in 1999-2000.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 6650 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Moriyama Ward Office
Moriyama Junior High School

References

^ 小幡 [Obata] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
^ 平成30年版名古屋市統計年鑑　11.運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Nagoya City. 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.