Kobi Station

Kobi Station (古井駅, Kobi-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Not to be confused with Kobe Station (disambiguation).

Kobi Station 古井駅
Kobi Station in October 2017
General information
Location	1-139 Moriyama-cho, Minokamo-shi, Gifu-ken 505-0021 Japan
Coordinates	35.4575°N 137.0475°E / 35.4575; 137.0475
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Takayama Main Line
Distance	30.3 km from Gifu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	November 25, 1922; 101 years ago (1922-11-25)
Rebuilt	2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Passengers
FY2016	369 daily
Location Kobi Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Show map of Gifu Prefecture Kobi Station Kobi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kobi Station is served by the Takayama Main Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.

Station layout

Kobi Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.^{[citation needed]}

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Mino-Ōta and Gifu
2	■ Takayama Main Line	for Gero and Takayama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Takayama Main Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Mino-Ōta		Local		Nakakawabe

History

Kobi Station opened on November 25, 1922. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2017.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 369 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^{[1][failed verification]}

Surrounding area

• Kamo High School
• Kobi Post Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 岐阜県統計書（平成２７年） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.