Omaeda Station

Omaeda Station
小前田駅

Omaeda Station, November 2012
Location 1680-1 Omaeda, Fukaya, Saitama
(深谷市小前田1680-1)
Japan
Operated by Chichibu Railway
Line(s) Chichibu Main Line
History
Opened 1901
Traffic
Passengers (FY2000) 1,332 daily

Omaeda Station (小前田駅 Omaeda-eki) is a railway station on the Chichibu Railway in Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Chichibu Railway.

Lines

Omaeda Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 30.5 km from Hanyū.[1]

Station layout

View of the station from the east (Kumagaya) direction with platform 1 om the left, November 2011

The station is staffed and consists of one side platform 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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chichibu Main Line
Nagata Local Sakurazawa
Paleo Express: no stop
Chichibuji: no stop

History

Omaeda Station opened on 7 October 1901.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 1,332 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. 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. 34/84. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.

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Coordinates: 36°07′44″N 139°13′21″E / 36.12889°N 139.22250°E / 36.12889; 139.22250

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