See also: Ōbara Station.
| Obara Station | |
| Native Name: | 小原駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR West |
| Address: | Obara, Misaki-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama-ken 709-3714 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 34.9683°N 133.962°W |
| Owned: | West Japan Railway Company |
| Operator: | West Japan Railway Company |
| Distance: | 45.5km (28.3miles) from |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Passengers: | 32 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Obara Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Misaki, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Obara Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 45.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at .
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily..[2]
The surrounding area is surrounded by large fields, but there are private houses here and there. The area around the station runs parallel to Japan National Route 53.