Nishi-Ōmiya Station (西大宮駅, Nishi-Ōmiya-eki, lit. "West Ōmiya Station") is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line located in Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nishi-Ōmiya Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 6.3 km from Ōmiya.[1] Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyo Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.[2]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks,[1] with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed.

  • The south side of the station in June 2022
    The south side of the station in June 2009
  • The ticket barriers in June 2022
    The ticket barriers in June 2022
  • Platforms in June 2022
    Platforms in June 2022

Platforms

1 ■ Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe
2 ■ Kawagoe Line for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, and Shinjuku
Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba

History

The station opened on 14 March 2009.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2009 4,620[5]
2010 5,533[6]
2011 6,221[7]
2015 8,838[8]

Surrounding area

  • Saitama Nishi Ward Office
  • Ōmiya Nishi Police Station
  • Saitama Nishi Fire Station
  • Aoba-en Gardens

Schools

  • Nishi-Ōmiya Junior High School
  • Sashiōgi Junior High School
  • Miyamae Elementary School
  • Sashiōgi Elementary School
  • Himawari Special School[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 25/42. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  2. ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
  3. ^ 各駅情報（西大宮駅） [Station Information: Nishi-Ōmiya Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2009年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. ^ Himawari Special School website Retrieved 28 October 2012. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Nishi-Ōmiya Station at Wikimedia Commons