Omaeda Station (小前田駅, Omaeda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.[1]
CR18 Omaeda Station 小前田駅 | |||||||||||
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 Omaeda Station in June 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1680-1 Omaeda, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 369-1246 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°07′44″N 139°13′21″E / 36.12889°N 139.22250°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Chichibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chichibu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.5 km from Hanyū | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 October 1901 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 1098 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editOmaeda Station is served by the 71.7 km (44.6 mi) Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 30.5 km from Hanyū.[1] It is also served by through services to and from the Seibu Chichibu Line.[2]
Station layout
editThe station is staffed and consists of one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform serving three tracks in total. Track 3 is a bidirectional freight loop not normally used by passenger services.[2] Access between the platforms is via a crossing at track level.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Yorii, Chichibu, and Mitsumineguchi |
| 2 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Kumagaya and Hanyū |
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Platform 2 (eastbound) accessed by a passenger level crossing -
The platforms viewed from the east end of platform 1 with platform 2 on the right in June 2017
History
editOmaeda Station opened on 7 October 1901.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1098 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
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National Route 140- Hanazono Junior High School
- Hanazono Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１０巻 上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 34/84. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
- ^ 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)