Okabe Station
Okabe Station 岡部駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 the entrance of Okabe Station, September 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2661-3 Oka, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 369-0201 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°12′21″N 139°14′16″E / 36.2057°N 139.2377°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Takasaki Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 50.1 km from Ōmiya. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 December 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3183 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Okabe Station (岡部駅, Okabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines
[edit]Okabe Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 50.1 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1,2 | ■ 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) | |
| 3,4 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Honjō, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
- Platforms 2 and 4 serve as side tracks for terminating trains.
History
[edit]The station opened on 16 December 1909. 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 3183 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- former Okabe Town Hall
- Okabe Post Office
- Saitama Institute of Technology
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 Okabe Station at Wikimedia Commons