Hobara Station

Railway station in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°48′48.53″N 140°33′22.5″E / 37.8134806°N 140.556250°E / 37.8134806; 140.556250Operated byAbukumaExpressLine(s)■ Abukuma Express LineDistance12.8 km from FukushimaPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsitehttp://www.abukyu.co.jp/about/time-table/nobori/post-21.htmlHistoryOpenedJuly 1, 1988PassengersFY2015544 (daily)

Location
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Hobara Station (保原駅, Hobara-eki) is a railway station on the AbukumaExpress in the city of Date, Fukushima Japan. It was opened July 1, 1988.

Lines

Hobara Station is served by the Abukuma Express Line, and is located 12.8 rail kilometres from the official starting point of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout

Hobara Station has a single island platform. The station is staffed.

Inside, there is a large waiting room and a shop selling local products and goods related to Date City's promotional anime Masamune Date ni Kuru.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Abukuma Express Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kamihobara	Local	Ōizumi

History

Hobara Station opened on July 1, 1988.

In 2002, it was chosen to be one of 100 stations representing the Tōhoku region.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 544 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Hobara Post Office
National Route 349

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hobara Station.

Abukuma Express home page (in Japanese)

References

^ j100ms (2018-10-18). "東北の駅百選". 日本百名選 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ 第131回福島県統計年鑑 [131st Fukushima Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Fukushima Prefectural government. 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.