Ōmiya-kōen Station

Ōmiya-kōen Station (大宮公園駅, Ōmiya-kōen-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Urban Park Line in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Ōmiya-kōen Station

大宮公園駅
Ōmiya-kōen Station in May 2016
Location1-172-1 Junochō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0805
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance2.2 km from Ōmiya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTD-03
Websitewww.tobu.co.jp/station/info/6104.html
History
Opened17 November 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)9,997 daily
Location
Ōmiya-kōen Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Ōmiya-kōen Station is served by the 62.7 km Tobu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture. Located between Kita-Ōmiya and Ōwada, it is 2.2 km from the line's starting point at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for Ōmiya
2 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for Iwatsuki, Kasukabe, and Kashiwa
  • The ticket barriers in May 2016

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Tobu Urban Park Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Kita-Ōmiya   Local   Ōwada

History
The station in 2013, before rebuilding

The station opened on 17 November 1929.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Ōmiya-kōen Station becoming "TD-03".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 9,997 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official website (in Japanese)

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