Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station

Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station
鉄道博物館駅

Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station in October 2007
Other names The Railway Museum Station
Location 3 Ōnari-chō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県さいたま市大宮区大成町3丁目)
Japan
Operated by Saitama New Urban Transit
Line(s) ■ New Shuttle Ina Line
Distance 1.5 km from Omiya
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Other information
Station code     
Website www.new-shuttle.jp/station/tetsudohakubutsukan.html
History
Opened 22 December 1983 (1983-12-22)
Previous names Ōnari (until 2007)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 3,779
Location
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station
Location within Japan

Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station (鉄道博物館駅 Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan-eki, "The Railway Museum Station") is a railway station on the New Shuttle (Ina Line) in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by Saitama New Urban Transit.

Lines

Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station is served by the New Shuttle Ina Line, and is 1.5 km from the terminal at Omiya Station (Saitama).

Station layout

This elevated station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, located on either side of the elevated Shinkansen lines. The station building is located underneath the platforms.

Platforms

1 ■ Ina Line for Maruyama and Uchijuku
2 ■ Ina Line for Omiya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
New Shuttle Ina Line
Omiya Local Kamonomiya

History

The station opened on 22 December 1983 as Ōnari Station (大成駅).[1] On 14 October 2007, it was renamed Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station coinciding with opening of the nearby Railway Museum.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 3,779 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

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Coordinates: 35°55′13″N 139°37′05″E / 35.9202°N 139.6181°E / 35.9202; 139.6181

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