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

Lines

Ōmiya-kōen 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. Located between Kita-Ōmiya and Ōwada, it is 2.2 km (1.4 mi) 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 ■ Tōbu Urban Park Line for Ōmiya
2 ■ Tōbu Urban Park Line for Iwatsuki, Kasukabe, and Kashiwa
  • The ticket barriers in May 2016
    The ticket barriers in May 2016

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 Tōbu lines, with Ōmiya-kōen Station becoming "TD-03".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9772 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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 home page (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Ōmiya-Kōen Station at Wikimedia Commons