is a passenger

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located in the town of Misaki, Kume District,

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, operated by

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(JR West).

Lines

Obara Station is served by the

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, and is located 45.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level

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serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

Obara Station opened on October 1, 1956. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. A new glassed-in rain shelter on the platform was completed in March 2020. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily..Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

Surrounding area

The surrounding area is surrounded by large fields, but there are private houses here and there. The area around the station runs parallel to

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References

External links

Obara Station Official Site
Railway stations in Okayama Prefecture Tsuyama Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1956 {{Okayama-railstation-stub