is a passenger railway station located in the town of Misaki, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines Obara Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 45.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at .
Station layout The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
History Obara Station opened on October 1, 1956. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. A new glassed-in rain shelter on the platform was completed in March 2020. There is no station building and the station is unattended.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
Surrounding area The surrounding area is surrounded by large fields, but there are private houses here and there. The area around the station runs parallel to Japan National Route 53.
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Obara Station Official Site