Obi Station

Obi Station (飫肥駅, Obi-eki) 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][2]

Obi Station 飫肥駅
Obi Station in 2020
General information
Location	1-chome Hoshikura, Nichinan-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-2533 Japan
Coordinates	31°37′40″N 131°21′43″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nichinan Line
Distance	39.8 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 October 1941 (1941-10-28)
Passengers
FY2016	355 daily
Rank	285th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Uchinoda towards Minami-Miyazaki Nichinan Line Nichinan towards Shibushi
Location Obi Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Obi Station Obi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 39.8 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.^[3]

Layout

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.^[3][2]

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]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nichinan Line	for Miyazaki and Minami-Miyazaki
2	■ ■ Nichinan Line	for Aburatsu and Shibushi

• 
  A view of the station forecourt
• 
  Rear of the station building. Note the level crossing.
• 
  A view of the platform and tracks.
• 
  The interior of the station building.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at Shibushi. The line was then extended northwards in phases, reaching Aburatsu 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][7][8]

Passenger statistics

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.^[9]

Surrounding area

• Obi Castle
• Miyazaki Prefectural Nichinan High School
• Miyazaki Prefectural Nichinan Shintoku High School
• Nichinan City Hall Obi Branch

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "飫肥" [Obi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 55, 96. ISBN 9784062951661.
4. "鹿児島支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kagoshima Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
5. "飫肥駅" [Obi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 10 May 2018. See images of tickets sold.
6. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 232–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 775. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
8. Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 21, 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
9. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

Media related to Obi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Obi (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)