Ōmama Station
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WK05 Ōmama Station 大間々駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Ōmama Station, November 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1375 Ōmama, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0101 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°26′05″N 139°16′39″E / 36.4347°N 139.2776°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Watarase Keikoku Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Watarase Keikoku Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 7.3 km from Kiryū | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 2 bay platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | WK05 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1911 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 448 | |||||||||||||||
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Ōmama Station (大間々駅, Ōmama-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.
Lines
[edit]Ōmama Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 7.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.
Station layout
[edit]The station has a two opposed side platforms, and one bay platform which is used as the starting point of the seasonal open car tourist trains departing for the Watarase Gorge.
History
[edit]Ōmama Station opened on 15 April 1911 as Ōmama-machi Station (大間々町駅, Ōmamamachi-eki) on the Ashio Railway. It was renamed to its present name on 1 December 1912.[1] The station building and platform were registered by the national government as a national Tangible Cultural Property in 2008.[2][3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- former Ōmama Town Hall
- Ōmama Post Office
National Route 122
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道大間々駅本屋及び下り線プラットホーム" [Watarase Valley Railway Omama Station Bookstore and Down Line Platform]. Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Agency for Cultural Affais (in Japanese)[full citation needed]
External links
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Media related to Omama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)