Nishi-Ōmiya Station (西大宮駅, Nishi-Ōmiya-eki, lit. "West Ōmiya Station") is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line located in Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Nishi-Ōmiya Station 西大宮駅 | |||||||||||
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 The North side of the station in June 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3582–4 Sashiōgi, Nishi-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331–0047 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°55′20″N 139°34′47″E / 35.92222°N 139.57972°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kawagoe Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.3 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 2009 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 11,158 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNishi-Ōmiya Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 6.3 km from Ōmiya.[1] Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyo Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.[2]
Station layout
editThe station has two side platforms serving two tracks,[1] with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed.
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The south side of the station in June 2009 -
The ticket barriers in June 2022 -
Platforms in June 2022
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe |
| 2 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, and Shinjuku Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba |
History
editThe station opened on 14 March 2009.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2009 | 4,620[5] |
| 2010 | 5,533[6] |
| 2011 | 6,221[7] |
| 2015 | 8,838[8] |
Surrounding area
edit- Saitama Nishi Ward Office
- Ōmiya Nishi Police Station
- Saitama Nishi Fire Station
- Aoba-en Gardens
Schools
edit- Nishi-Ōmiya Junior High School
- Sashiōgi Junior High School
- Miyamae Elementary School
- Sashiōgi Elementary School
- Himawari Special School[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 25/42. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
- ^ 各駅情報（西大宮駅） [Station Information: Nishi-Ōmiya Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2009年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Himawari Special School website Retrieved 28 October 2012. (in Japanese)
External links
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Media related to Nishi-Ōmiya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)