Obata Station (Mie)
Obata Station (小俣駅, Obata-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Miyamachi Station is 24.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.[1]
Obata Station 小俣駅 | |
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Obata Station in 2008 | |
Location | 8254-5 Motomachi, Obata-cho, Ise, Mie (三重県伊勢市小俣町元町8254-5) Japan |
Operated by | Kintetsu Railway |
Line(s) | Yamada Line |
History | |
Opened | 1931 |
Passengers | |
FY2010 | 238 daily |
Line
Station layout
Obata Station has a two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
History
Obata Station opened on July 24, 1931 as a station on the Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway. On March 15, 1941, the line merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Kyuko Railway's Yamada Line.[2] This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2] The station was renamed to its present name in March 1933.[1] The station has been unattended since February 21, 2005.
Surrounding area
- Miya River
- Ise-Shima Wholesale Market
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- Kintetsu Company History