Ōbatake Station

Ōbatake Station (大畠駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture,  Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Ōbatake Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 371.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

History
Ōbatake Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as a station on the San'yo Railway with the opening of the extension from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The San'yo Railway was nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909.. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 845 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Yanai City Hall Ōbatake General Branch (former Ōbatake Town Hall)
 * Oshima Bridge
 * Yanai Municipal Ōbatake Junior High School