Ōmama Station

Ōmama Station
大間々駅

Ōmama Station, August 2004
Location 1375 Ōmama, Midori, Gunma
(群馬県みどり市大間々町大間々1375)
Japan
Operated by Watarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s) Watarase Keikoku Line
History
Opened 1911
Previous names Ōmama-cho (until 1912)
The station platforms in 2015

Ōmama Station (大間々駅 Ōmama-eki) is a railway station in Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the Watarase Keikoku Railway.

Lines

Ōmama Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 7.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

The station has a two opposed side platforms, and one bay platform which is used as the starting point of the seasonal open car tourist trains departing for the Watarase Gorge.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Watarase Keikoku Line
Aioi Watarase Keikoku-gō Mizunuma
Undōkōen Local Kamikambai

History

Ōmama Station opened on 15 April 1911 as Ōmama-machi Station (大間々町駅 Ōmamamachi-eki) on the Ashio Railway. It was renamed to its present name on 1 December 1912.

Surrounding area

See also

External links

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Coordinates: 36°26′05″N 139°16′39″E / 36.4347°N 139.2776°E / 36.4347; 139.2776

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