Ōnohara Station

Ōnohara Station
大野原駅
Ōnohara Station, March 2006
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Chichibu
Neighborhood etc. 306-2 Ōnohara
Postal code368-0005
(in Japanese)秩父市大野原306-2
History
Year opened 1914
Rail services
Operator(s) Chichibu Railway
Line(s) Chichibu Main Line
Statistics 1,470 passengers/day (FY2000)

Ōnohara Station (大野原駅 Ōnohara-eki) is a railway station on the Chichibu Main Line in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Chichibu Railway.

Lines

Ōnohara Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 56.6 km from Hanyū.[1]

Station layout

General view of the station from the east, with the severed former freight loop on the left, June 2011

The station is staffed and consists of one side platform and one island platform serving two tracks. An additional bidirectional line for freight services existed as track 3, but is now severed at both ends.[2]

Platforms

1 Chichibu Main Line for Yorii, Kumagaya and Hanyū
2 Chichibu Main Line for Chichibu, Mitsumineguchi, Hannō, and Ikebukuro (through services via Seibu Chichibu Line)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chichibu Main Line
Wadō-Kuroya Local Chichibu
Paleo Express: no stop
Chichibuji: no stop

History

Ōnohara Station opened on 27 October 1914.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 1,470 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第10巻 上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 31/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.

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Coordinates: 36°01′08″N 139°05′39″E / 36.01889°N 139.09417°E