Ōtoba Station (Fukui)

Location
	Ōtoba Station Location within Japan

Ōtoba Station

大鳥羽駅
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°30′17″N 135°52′00″E / 35.5047°N 135.8667°E
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
FY 2023	170 daily
Location
Location
	Ōtoba Station Location within Japan

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).

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

«	Service
Obama Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tomura	Local	Wakasa-Arita

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).^[2]

Surrounding area

Ōtoba Post Office
Ōtoba Elementary School

References

^ "移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）" (PDF) (in Japanese). JR West. 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[ridership_jr_west_2023-1] "移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）" (PDF) (in Japanese). JR West. 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

[fukui_stats-2] 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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