Hobo Station (Mie)

Railway station in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Hobo Station

保々駅

The station building in April 2025

General information
Location| Komaki-cho 1937, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 512-1303
Japan
Coordinates| 35°02′48.63″N 136°33′56.13″E﻿ / ﻿35.0468417°N 136.5655917°E﻿ / 35.0468417; 136.5655917
Operated by|  Sangi Railway
Line(s)| ■ Sangi Line
Distance| 9.5 km from Kintetsu-Tomida
Platforms| 1 island platform
History
Opened| July 23, 1931
Passengers
FY2019| 583 daily

Location

Hobo Station

Location within Mie Prefecture

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Hobo Station

Hobo Station (Japan)

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Hobo Station (保々駅, Hobo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sangi Railway.

The station is used as a central station for the Sangi Railway, with a rail yard and a control center.[1]

## Lines

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Hobo Station is served by the Sangi Line, and is located 9.5 kilometres from the terminus of the line at Kintetsu-Tomida Station.

## Layout

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The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.

### Platforms

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1 | ■ Sangi Line | For Kintetsu-Tomida

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2 | ■ Sangi Line  | For Nishi-Fujiwara

## Adjacent stations

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« | Service  | »

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Sangi Railway Sangi Line
Yamajo | Local  |  Hokusei Chuo Koenguchi

## History

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Hobo Station was opened on July 23, 1931.

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 583 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

## Surrounding area

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* Yokkaichi City Hall Hobo District Citizen Center
* Yokkaichi Municipal Hobo Elementary School
* Yokkaichi Municipal Hobo Junior High School
* Mie Prefectural Asahi High School

There used to be a Museum of Scales, called "秤乃館", but closed in March 30th 2014. [3]

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "『「三岐鉄道」満喫ツアー』（2）保々車両区に入線。 | 稲見駅長の鉄道だよ人生は!! | 稲見眞一 | 中京テレビ". www.ctv.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
2. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
3. ^ "三重県博物館協会（仮）ブログアーカイブ 閉館した館の思い出～三博協４０周年展にちなんで". sanpakukyo.blog.fc2.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.

## External links

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Media related to Hobo Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Sangi Railway official home page

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Sangi Line

* Kintetsu-Tomida
* Ōyachi
* Heizu
* Akatsuki Gakuenmae
* Yamajō
* Hobo
* Hokusei Chūō Kōenguchi
* Umedoi
* Daian
* Misato
* Nyūgawa
* Ise-Hatta
* Higashi-Fujiwara
* Nishi-Nojiri
* Nishi-Fujiwara

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