Ōboke Station | |
Native Name: | 大歩危駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Nishiiyayamamura Tokuzennishi, Miyoshi-shi, Tokushima-ken 778-0105 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR Shikoku |
Line: | Dosan Line |
Distance: | 65.5 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
Tracks: | 3 and 1 siding |
Connections: | Bus stop |
Parking: | Available |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | Yes - level crossing connects to all platforms |
Code: | D27 |
Status: | unstaffed |
Former: | Awa-Akano (until 1950) |
Passengers: | 71 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Ōboke Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D27".[1]
Ōboke Station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 65.5 km from the beginning of the line at . Besides the local trains on the Dosan Line, the Nanpū limited express from to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo, and the Shimanto limited express from Takamatsu to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo also stop at the station.[2]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. A building by the access road serves as a waiting room. From there, a pedestrian level crossing connects to the island platform and, across two more tracks, to the side platform.[3]
Ōboke Station opened on 28 November 1935 when the then Kōchi Line was extended northwards from to and the line was renamed the Dosan Line. At this time the station was named and was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). On 1 October 1950, the station was renamed Ōboke Station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 71 passengers daily[4]
A bus stop for buses operated by the Shikoku Transportation Company or Miyoshi city bus is located near the front entrance of the station.[6]