Okegawa Station

Okegawa Station (桶川駅, Okegawa-eki) is a railway station on the Takasaki Line in Okegawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Okegawa Station

桶川駅
Okegawa Station in 2008
Location1-1-1 Minami, Okegawa-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県桶川市南一丁目1-1)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Takasaki Line
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
History
Opened1885
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)26,161 daily

Lines

Okegawa 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 11.8 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms, 2020

Platforms
1 ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line)
2 ■ Takasaki Line (not normally used)
3 ■ Takasaki Line for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Takasaki Line
Ageo   Commuter Rapid[Note 1]   Kōnosu
Ageo   Rapid Urban   Kōnosu
Kita-Ageo   Local   Kitamoto
Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Ageo   Special Rapid   Kitamoto
Kita-Ageo   Rapid   Kitamoto
  1. Later night (~10pm) Takasaki-bound services stop here.

Statistics

The daily average usage for 2014 was 26,161 people[1]

History

The station opened on 1 March 1885. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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.

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