Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station

Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station
鉄道博物館駅
Location 3 Ōnari-chō, Ōmiya, Saitama, Saitama
(さいたま市大宮区大成町3丁目)
Japan
Operated by Saitama New Urban Transit
Line(s) New Shuttle
History
Opened 1983
Previous names Ōnari (until 2007)

Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station (鉄道博物館駅 Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan-eki, lit. "Railway Museum Station") is a railway station on the Saitama New Urban Transit New Shuttle in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan.

Lines

Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station is served by the Saitama New Urban Transit New Shuttle. It is 1.5 km from the terminal at Omiya Station (Saitama).

Station layout

This elevated station consists of two opposite-side platforms serving two tracks, located on either side of the shinkansen lines.

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Ōmiya   New Shuttle   Kamonomiya

History

The station opened on 22 December 1983 as Ōnari Station (大成駅). On 14 October 2007, it was renamed Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station coinciding with opening of the nearby Railway Museum.

Coordinates: 35°55′13″N 139°37′05″E / 35.9202°N 139.6181°E / 35.9202; 139.6181

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