Nishi-Ōmiya Station
Nishi-Ōmiya Station 西大宮駅 | |
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| North side of the station, March 2009 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Saitama |
| Ward | Nishi |
| Neighborhood etc. | Sashiōgi |
| Postal code | 331-0047 |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県さいたま市西区指扇 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 2009 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Kawagoe Line |
| Statistics | 6,221 passengers/day (FY2011) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Nishi-Ōmiya Station (西大宮駅 Nishi-Ōmiya-eki) is a railway station on the Kawagoe Line in Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Nishi-Ōmiya Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 6.3 km from Ōmiya.[2] Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyō Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.[3]
Station layout
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[2]
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South side, March 2009
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Ticket barriers, March 2009
Platforms
| 1 | ■Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe |
| 2 | ■Kawagoe Line | for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, and Shinjuku, Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawagoe Line | ||||
| Sashiōgi | - | Nisshin | ||
History
The station opened on 14 March 2009.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 6,221 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 4,620[5] |
| 2010 | 5,533[6] |
| 2011 | 6,221[4] |
Surrounding area
- Saitama Nishi Ward Office
- Ōmiya Nishi Police Station
- Saitama Nishi Fire Station
- Aoba-en Gardens
Schools
- Nishi-Ōmiya Junior High School
- Sashiōgi Junior High School
- Miyamae Elementary School
- Sashiōgi Elementary School
- Himawari Special School[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 各駅情報（西大宮駅） [Station Information: Nishi-Ōmiya Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 (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.
- ↑ Himawari Special School website Retrieved 28 October 2012. (Japanese)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nishi-Ōmiya Station. |
- Nishi-Ōmiya Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
- Nishi-Ōmiya Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°55′20″N 139°34′47″E / 35.92222°N 139.57972°E