Timetable information
Weekday departures: 37/day · Sat & holiday departures: 37/day
First / last departure (weekday): 6:17 / 23:35
Busiest hour: 8:00–9:00 (3)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.
Location
History
Shōbara Station opened on 10 June 1910 as the temporary terminus of the Railway Agency's San'in Main Line as it was extended west from Shinji. Four months later, on 10 October 1910, the line reached the present Izumoshi Station and Shōbara became an intermediate stop. Freight handling ceased in February 1972 and parcel handling in March 1985. The station passed to JR West on 1 April 1987 at the privatisation of JNR, was unstaffed from March 1991, and gained an ICOCA-compatible simple gate in December 2016. A new single-storey station building, around 58 square metres, opened on 9 March 2020 with combined waiting room and toilet.
Notes
The original layout of three tracks across two platform faces was simplified during a San'in Line speed-up project, with one of the island-platform tracks removed.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Ff2249 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18