Omaeda_Station
Omaeda Station
Railway station in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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]
Omaeda Station 小前田駅 | |||||
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Omaeda Station in June 2017 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1680-1 Omaeda, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 369-1246 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°07′44″N 139°13′21″E | ||||
| Operated by |  Chichibu Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chichibu Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 30.5 km from Hanyū | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 7 October 1901 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2018 | 1098 daily | ||||
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Omaeda 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]
The 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
| 1 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Yorii, Chichibu, and Mitsumineguchi |
| 2 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Kumagaya and Hanyū |
- 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
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Chichibu Main Line | ||||
| Fukaya Hanazono | Local | Sakurazawa | ||
| Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Omaeda Station opened on 7 October 1901.[2]
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1098 passengers daily.[3]
National Route 140- Hanazono Junior High School
- Hanazono Elementary School
- 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.
- 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.
