title: Ōtabe Station
text: # Ōtabe Station
  
  Ōtabe Station (太田部駅, Ōtabe-eki) is a train station in the city of Saku, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Ōtabe Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 64.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  Ōtabe Station opened on 1 May 1952. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Chikuma River
  