is a railway station on the
AbukumaExpress in the city of
Date, Fukushima
is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,625 in 22,843 households and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Geography
Date occupies the eastern half of the F ...
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 .
Station layout
Hobara Station has a single
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
. 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
History
Hobara Station opened on July 1, 1988.
In 2002, it was chosen to be one of
100 stations representing the Tōhoku region.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 544 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
*Hobara Post Office
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See also
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List of Railway Stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
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Railway stations
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...
External links
Abukuma Express home page
References
Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture
Abukuma Express Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1988
Date, Fukushima
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