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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.

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Hobara Station 保原駅
Hobara Station, July 2003
General information
Location	Hobara Higashinozaki, Date-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0600 Japan
Coordinates	37°48′48.53″N 140°33′22.5″E
Operated by	AbukumaExpress
Line(s)	■ Abukuma Express Line
Distance	12.8 km from Fukushima
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	http://www.abukyu.co.jp/about/time-table/nobori/post-21.html
History
Opened	July 1, 1988
Passengers
FY2015	544 (daily)
Location
Hobara Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Hobara Station Hobara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

«		Service	»
Abukuma Express Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kamihobara		Local		Ōizumi

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hobara Station.

• Abukuma Express home page (in Japanese)

References

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