Okabe Station
Okabe Station 岡部駅 | |
|---|---|
 the entrance of Okabe Station、January 2007 | |
| Location |
2661-3 Oka, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 埼玉県深谷市岡2661-3 Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Takasaki Line |
| Platforms | 2 island |
| History | |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2014) | 3197 |
Okabe Station (岡部駅 Okabe-eki) is a railway station of Takasaki Line, East Japan Railway Company in the city of Fukaya, Saitama, Japan.
Lines
Fukuaya Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-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
The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Takasaki Line | for Ōmiya, Urawa and Ueno |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (Tōkaidō Line through service) | for Shinjuku, Yokohama and Odawara | |
| ■Ueno-Tokyo Line (Tōkaidō Line, Ito Line through service) | for Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami and Ito | |
| 2 | ■Takasaki Line (sidetrack) | for Ōmiya, Urawa and Ueno |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (Tōkaidō Line through service) | for Shinjuku, Yokohama and Odawara | |
| ■Ueno-Tokyo Line (Tōkaidō Line, Ito Line through service) | for Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami and Ito | |
| 3 | ■Takasaki Line | for Takasaki and Maebashi |
| 4 | ■Takasaki Line (sidetrack) | for Takasaki and Maebashi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takasaki Line/Ueno-Tokyo Line | ||||
| Fukaya | Urban Rapid | Honjō | ||
| Fukaya | Local | Honjō | ||
| Shonan-Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Kagohara | Special Rapid | Fukaya | ||
| Kagohara | Rapid | Fukaya | ||
Statistics
The daily average usage for 2014 was 3,197 people[1]
History
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.
Surrounding area
- former Okabe Town Hall
- Okabe Post Office
- Saitama Institute of Technology
See also
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links
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Coordinates: 36°12′21″N 139°14′16″E / 36.2057°N 139.2377°E
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