Ohanabatake Station

Ohanabatake (Shibazakura) Station
御花畑(芝桜)駅

Ohanabatake Station, April 2009
Location 21-3 Higashi-machi, Chichibu, Saitama
(秩父市東町21-3)
Japan
Operated by Chichibu Railway
Line(s) Chichibu Main Line, Seibu Chichibu Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1917
Previous names Ohanabatake (until 2009)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2000) 3,703 daily

Ohanabatake (Shibazakura) Station (御花畑(芝桜)駅 Ohanabatake (Shibazakura)-eki) is a railway station on the Chichibu Main Line in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

Lines

Ohanabatake Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 59.7 km from Hanyū.[1] It is served by through services to and from the Seibu Chichibu Line, and is also located a short walk from the terminus of the Seibu Chichibu Line, Seibu-Chichibu Station.[2]

Station layout

Track diagram of Ohanabatake and Seibu-Chichibu stations

The station is staffed and consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Platform 1 acts as a bidirectional platform for Chichibu Main Line services in both directions, while platform 2 is used by Seibu Chichibu Line through-running services to and from Nagatoro.[2]

Platforms

1  Chichibu Main Line for Kagemori and Mitsumineguchi
 Chichibu Main Line for Chichibu, Yorii, Kumagaya, and Hanyū
2  Seibu Chichibu Line for Yokoze, Hannō, and Ikebukuro
 Chichibu Main Line for Chichibu and Nagatoro (services from Seibu Chichibu Line)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chichibu Main Line
Chichibu Paleo Express Mitsumineguchi
Chichibu Chichibuji Kagemori
Chichibu Local Kagemori
Seibu Chichibu Line
Chichibu Yokoze

History

The station in March 2006

Ohanabatake Station opened on 27 September 1917.[1] From 1 April 2009, "Shibazakura" was added in parentheses to the station name, indicating the station's closeness to the nearby Hitsujiyama Park, which is a popular sightseeing destination in early summer when the moss phlox (shibazakura) blooms.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 3,703 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 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. 28/87. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.

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Coordinates: 35°59′33″N 139°05′01″E / 35.992387°N 139.083722°E / 35.992387; 139.083722

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