Okegawa Station
Okegawa Station 桶川駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Okegawa Station in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-1 Minami, Okegawa-shi, Saitama-ken 363-0015 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°59′54″N 139°33′51″E / 35.9982°N 139.5642°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Takasaki Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 11.8 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 March 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 26,296 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Okegawa Station (桶川駅, Okegawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Okegawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Okegawa Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 11.8 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya, and 42.3 kilometers from Tokyo.
Layout
[edit]The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) | |
| 2 | ■ Takasaki Line | (not normally used) |
| 3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 March 1885. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,296 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Okegawa City Hall
- site of Okegawa-shuku
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Okegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons