Omata Station
Omata Station 小俣駅 | |||||||||||
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 Omata Station in November 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Omata-cho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 326-0141 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°22′31″N 139°22′26″E / 36.3752°N 139.374°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ryōmō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 47.3 km (29.4 mi) from Oyama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 October 1889 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2002 | 485 daily | ||||||||||
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Omata Station (小俣駅, Omata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the westernmost station in Tochigi Prefecture.
Lines
[edit]Omata Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 47.3 km (29.4 mi) from the starting point of the line at Oyama, and 44.4 km (27.6 mi) from Takasaki. The preceding station of Yamamae is 4.6 km (2.9 mi) away and the following station of Kiryū is 5.6 km (3.5 mi) away.
Station layout
[edit]Omata Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unnamed with a simple ticket gate, ticket vending machine and has no accessibility features.[1]
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Ticket Gate November 2021 -
Platforms November 2011
| 1 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Kiryu, Isesaki, Maebashi, and Takasaki |
| 2 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Ashikaga, Tochigi, and Oyama |
History
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The station opened on 10 October 1889. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
The station started accepting Suica cards on November 18, 2001.[3] In 2019, a plaque commemorating Hanbei Kimura, the creator of the Ryōmō Railway, was installed in front of the station to commemorate his contribution.[4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2002, the station was used by an average of 485 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] Since 2003, JR East has not reported the passenger numbers for Omata Station.
Below is table containing the passenger statistics from the year 2000 to the year 2002:
| Passenger statistics | |
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| Year | Average Daily Boarding Passengers |
| 2000 | 593[6] |
| 2001 | 540[7] |
| 2002 | 485[5] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Watarase River
- Ashikaga Omata Post Office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "駅の情報（小俣駅）：JR東日本". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "JR東日本：駅構内図（小俣駅）". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "JR東日本：プレスリリース：2001年11月18日（日）「Suica（スイカ）」デビュー！". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (30 January 2019). "両毛線生みの親、木村半兵衛の功績知って 足利・小俣駅前に顕彰板". 産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ a b "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2002年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2000年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2001年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
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Media related to Omata Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)