Hobara Station

Railway station in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Hobara Station (保原駅, Hobara-eki) 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 Fukushima.

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.

Adjacent stations

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

• Hobara Post Office
• National Route 349

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• Abukuma Express home page (in Japanese)

References

1. j100ms (2018-10-18). "東北の駅百選". 日本百名選 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. 第131回福島県統計年鑑 [131st Fukushima Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Fukushima Prefectural government. 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.