Ōwada Station

大和田駅
Ōwada Station in 2012
General information
Location31-172-1 Junochō, Minuma-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 337-0053
Japan
Coordinates35°55′46″N 139°39′02″E / 35.92944°N 139.65056°E / 35.92944; 139.65056
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Urban Park Line
Distance3.0 km from Ōmiya
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeTD-04
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 November 1929 (1929-11-17)
Passengers
FY201920,003 daily
Location
Ōwada Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Ōwada Station
Ōwada Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Ōwada Station is located in Japan
Ōwada Station
Ōwada Station
Ōwada Station (Japan)

Ōwada Station (大和田駅, Ōwada-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Tobu Urban Park Line located in Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

Ōwada Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tōbu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 3.9 km (2.4 mi) from the western terminus of the Tōbu Urban Park Line 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  Tōbu Urban Park Line for Iwatsuki, Kasukabe, and Kashiwa
2  Tōbu Urban Park Line for Ōmiya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōbu Urban Park Line
Ōmiya-kōen   Local   Nanasato

History

The station opened on 17 November 1929.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Ōwada Station becoming "TD-04".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,003 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Ōwada Park
  • Saitama City Minuma Ward Office

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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 20 February 2014.
  3. 駅情報(乗降人員) - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)

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