| Obi Station | |
| Native Name: | 飫肥駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | 1-chome Hoshikura, Nichinan-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-2533 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 31.6278°N 131.3619°W |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Line: | Nichinan Line |
| Distance: | 39.8 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Connections: | Bus stop |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Parking: | Available |
| Bicycle: | Bike shed |
| Status: | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) |
| Passengers: | 355 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2016 |
| Pass Rank: | 285th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Map Type: | Japan Miyazaki Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Obi Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1]
The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 39.8 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is built in traditional Japanese style to resemble a castle with white plaster namako walls. It houses a staffed ticket window and a waiting area. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing. A bike shed and parking is available at the station forecourt.[2] [3]
Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4] [5]
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at . The line was then extended northwards in phases, reaching by 1937. The track was extended further north with Kitagō opening as the northern terminus on 28 October 1941. Obi was one of several intermediate stations opened on the same day on the new track. Freight operations were discontinued in 1960. The route was designated the Nichinan Line on 8 May 1963. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 355 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 285th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]