Ōtoba Station (大鳥羽駅, Ōtoba-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Ōtoba Station 大鳥羽駅
Ōtoba Station in March 2010
General information
Location	27-13 Ōtoba, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1504 Japan
Coordinates	35.5047°N 135.8667°E / 35.5047; 135.8667
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	33.3 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 November 1918
Passengers
FY2016	117 daily
Location
Ōtoba Station Location within Japan

Lines

Ōtoba Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 33.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

History

Ōtoba Station opened on 10 November 1918. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 117 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Ōtoba Post Office
• Ōtoba Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ōtoba Station (Fukui).

• Official website (in Japanese)