Ōwada Station (Saitama)

Ōwada Station 大和田駅
Ōwada Station in March 2007
Location	31-172-1 Junochō, Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama （さいたま市大宮区寿能町1丁目172-1） Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Urban Park Line
Platforms	2 side
Other information
Station code	TD-04
History
Opened	1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	19,135 daily

Ōwada Station (大和田駅 Ōwada-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Urban Park Line in Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Ōwada Station is served by the 62.7 km Tobu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 4.0 km from the western terminus of the Tobu Urban Park Line at Ōmiya.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	for Iwatsuki, Kasukabe, and Kashiwa
2	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	for Ōmiya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tobu Urban Park Line
Ōmiya-kōen		Local		Nanasato

History

The station opened on 17 November 1929.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Ōwada Station becoming "TD-04".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 19,135 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Ōwada Park
• Saitama City Minuma Ward Office

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
3. 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (Japanese)

External links

• Ōwada Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)
• Ōwada Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°55′46″N 139°39′02″E / 35.92944°N 139.65056°E