Hobara Station Explained

Hobara Station
Native Name:保原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Hobara Higashinozaki, Date-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0600
Country:Japan
Distance:12.8 km from
Operator:AbukumaExpress
Line: Abukuma Express Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Staffed
Website:http://www.abukyu.co.jp/about/time-table/nobori/post-21.html
Opened:July 1, 1988
Passengers:544 (daily)
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan

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 .

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.

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 東北の駅百選. j100ms. 2018-10-18. 日本百名選. ja. 2020-02-12. 2020-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922032152/http://www.100meisen.com/tohokunoeki-hyakusen/. dead.
  2. Web site: https://www.pref.fukushima.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/213603.xls . ja: 第131回福島県統計年鑑. 131st Fukushima Statistical Yearbook. 2017. Fukushima Prefectural government. Japan. Japanese. 1 May 2018.